Overview
- The international media consortium, which published its findings Thursday, says internal files map a secret Bauman program that funnels students into Russia’s military intelligence.
- The documents describe GRU control over the pipeline, with officers setting exam rules, sending examiners, and approving candidates, including a memo signed by General Major Viktor Netyksho.
- Coursework trains offensive tactics such as password cracking, exploiting software flaws, Trojans, DDoS floods, and virus-based penetration tests, plus assignments to craft manipulative social‑video propaganda.
- Reporting links alumni and instructors to GRU units known as Fancy Bear, Sandworm, and Unit 29155, which Western agencies have tied to NotPetya, Ukraine power cuts, the 2017 Macron hack, and the Skripal plot.
- The consortium says the program is ongoing, with the current cohort expected to graduate in 2027.