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- The Cozy Bear hackers are in a space in a university building near the Red Square. The group's composition varies, usually about ten people are active. The entrance is in a curved hallway. A security camera records who enters and who exits the room. The AIVD hackers manage to gain access to that camera. Not only can the intelligence service now see what the Russians are doing, they can also see who's doing it. Pictures are taken of every visitor. In Zoetermeer, these pictures are analyzed and compared to known Russian spies. Again, they've acquired information that will later prove to be vital.
The sourcing on this story is pretty sketchy, but it does confirm intelligence shared via other avenues. I love the irony of hacking the security cameras in a hacker-house enclave, and tracking the people entering and leaving. Attaching cyber activities to human faces can be really tough, and these guys did it in the most grunt, basic, low-tech way!! So funny...