Russians changing focus from cyberattacks to espionage against Ukraine, says NSA cyber leader

The National Security Agency said Wednesday it has detected a shift in Russian cyber operations against Ukraine, from destructive digital attacks to espionage. NSA Cybersecurity Director Dave Luber shared the codebreaking and codemaking spy agency’s observations at a threat intelligence conference in Washington hosted by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. “Now the Russians [are] shifting back to more espionage: ‘How can I conduct espionage against Ukrainian systems so that [I] can have an advantage on the battlefield?’” Mr. Luber said at the conference. “A shift from a potential, with a potential...