# Going with the Flow(s): Distinct Clusters Target Individuals of Interest to Russia

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- Publisher: Google Threat Intelligence
- Author credit: Google Threat Intelligence Group
- Category: Cyber
- Original publication time: 2026-08-20T14:00:00Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T20:28:45Z
- Original source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/distinct-clusters-target-individuals-of-interest-to-russia/
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-e466cd90008a4db1482e

## The brief

Google Threat Intelligence reports three suspected Russian espionage clusters targeting people in government, defense, academia and think tanks through deceptive use of legitimate sign-in features. Personal accounts are frequent targets, limiting employers' visibility. Google recommends verifying unexpected invitations independently and reviewing linked devices. It assesses a Russian connection with high confidence, while links between two clusters and ICE RELIC remain a moderate-confidence assessment.

AI-assisted NexusTechWire summary, checked against the linked source on 2026-10-01T23:09:14Z. Not independent reporting.

Read the full original: [Google Threat Intelligence](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/distinct-clusters-target-individuals-of-interest-to-russia/)

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