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COMRADE SAIGA is a Kazakhstan-nexus adversary that has been active since at least late 2020 with a target scope that follows the Kazakh government’s assessed intelligence requirements. COMRADE SAIGA predominantly targets near-abroad government entities—particularly ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs)—in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Organization of Turkic States (OTS). The adve...

  • Comrade Saiga

  • Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Community Identifiers

YoroTrooper, Tomiris, SturgeonPhisher, Silent Lynx, ShadowSilk

Objective

Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

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