A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat landscape in January 2025, with recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker.
“Bearlyfy (also known as Labubu) operates as a dual-purpose group aimed at inflicting maximum damage upon Russian businesses;

Russia Used Cellebrite Tool to Hack Activist’s iPhone Despite Contract Cancellation
Russian authorities deployed Cellebrite’s Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) to breach the iPhone of opposition politician Andrey Pivovarov in June 2021, months after the Israeli


