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On Thursday , the U.S. Department of Justice accused five appendage of Russia ’s military news agency of chop several Ukrainian government agency , an unknown U.S. authorities way in Maryland and computer belonging to 26 NATO countries , among other dupe .
The DOJannounced the indictmentof the five member of Russia ’s Main Intelligence Directorate , also experience as GRU , and in particular its hack on Unit 29155 . The bill of indictment gens Russian GRU colonel and command officer of cyber functioning , Yuriy Denisov ; lieutenants Vladislav Borovkov , Denis Denisenko , Dmitriy Goloshubov and Nikolay Korchagin ; and a civilian co - conspirator , Amin Stigal , who waspreviously indict for some of the same offence .
Prosecutors allege that the six indicted individuals were behindthe WhisperGate cyberattack , an operation that was design to appear like a ransomware onset on the Ukrainian authorities , but was in reality a destructive attack that would make the targeted computing machine unserviceable . The Russian governmenthas been accusedof launching WhisperGate in support of its full - scale intrusion of Ukraine in February of 2022 .
According to the bill of indictment , Denisov , Denisenko , Korchagin , Goloshubov and Borovkov , and other unnamed individuals , be after meetings at Cafe Shokoladnitsa in the Sofia Shopping Center in Moscow . The indictment does not explain how the U.S. political science was able-bodied to get info about these meetings , nor the pictures of the suspects , but it paint a picture the authorities gained significant access to the hackers ’ base .
“ The subject matter is clear . To the GRU and to the Russians : We are onto you , we penetrated your systems . The FBI , the Department of Justice will be relentless in pursuing you , so you easily pay tending to the fact that we have gravel to you , and we are in your system , ” Matt Olsen , the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security , said during a press conference announcing the indictments .
The indictment include details about the six Russians ’ cyber operations , as well as a group picture of four of the lieutenants , and one of cosmopolitan Denisov .
The six Russians are accused of hacking several government and civilian target in Ukraine over the last couple of years , include the Ministry of Internal Affairs , State Treasury , Judiciary Administration , several other politics departments and the state of matter - owned Ukrainian railways .
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Around October 2022 , the six allegedly hacked what the indictment only describe as the transportation infrastructure of “ a Central European Country . ”As previously report , the timing of this attack propose it wasthe cyberattack against Denmark , which cause delays and outages across the country ’s train connection , according to the bill of indictment .
During a press conference , U.S. political science representatives wane to narrow which U.S. agency base in Maryland was allegedly targeted by the Russian hackers .
Also on Thursday , the FBI , U.S. cybersecurity means CISA , the U.K ’s National Cyber Security Centre , as well as European , Canadian and Australian government agencies , release a joint cybersecurity advisorywith expert details of Unit 29155 ’s operations .
The FBI , which knight the external drive against the six alleged Russian hacker as Operation Toy Soldier , alsopublished a poster with the hackers ’ picturessoliciting tips that could lead to their stop , and extend a reward of $ 10 million for each alleged drudge .
In a poston the official tenner accountfor the Rewards for Justice hemipterous insect premium program following the bill of indictment , the U.S. regime referred to the hacker as having “ sister faces . ”
