Russians Charged for Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

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Cyber-warfare

Russians Charged for Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

Article Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice Extremism Roundup 2022-03-31

An alert on PrivatBank website is displayed on a mobile phone screen photographed for the illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 15, 2022. The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of being behind Friday's cyber-attack on dozens of official websites. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four Russian nationals, who worked for the Russian government, with a hacking campaign that targeted thousands of computers, at hundreds of companies and organizations, in approximately 135 countries.