2,000 Leaked Documents Reveal How Russia Turns Engineering Students Into GRU Cyber Operators
Leaked Bauman Moscow State Technical University files reveal a hidden GRU training pipeline feeding APT28 and Sandworm units.
More than 2,000 leaked Bauman Moscow State Technical University documents show that Department No. 4, a hidden program inside the Military Training Center, trained roughly 250 career and reserve students for GRU cyber and intelligence roles across six academic years. Graduates were linked to Military Unit 26165 (APT28), Unit 74455 (Sandworm/APT44) and Unit 29155, and former Unit 26165 commander Viktor Netyksho was involved in department oversight. Reporting by The Insider, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and other outlets, with independent analysis by DomainTools, estimates 10-15 students annually were selected for GRU-related assignments before graduating.
- Bauman's unlisted Department No. 4 trained about 250 students in special intelligence, cyber operations and IT protection.
- Graduates were assigned to Military Unit 26165 (APT28) and Unit 74455 (Sandworm/APT44).
- Former Unit 26165 commander Major General Viktor Netyksho was part of the department's oversight structure.
- Coursework covered cryptography, steganography, intrusion detection, hardware implant discovery and propaganda production.
- Reporting establishes unit placements, not confirmed participation in specific operations.
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2,000 leaked files expose Bauman University’s hidden Department No. 4, which trained GRU-linked hackers and propagandists linked to APT28 and Sandworm.
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