US unveils charges against four Russian officials over 2012, 2018 hacks

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Energy sector targeted in 135 countries.

US unveils charges against four Russian officials over 2012, 2018 hacks
From left: FBI wanted posters of Evgeny Gladkikh, Pavel Akulov, Marat Tyukov, and Mikhail Gavrilov
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The US unveiled criminal charges against four Russian government officials on Thursday, saying they engaged in two major hacking campaigns between 2012 and 2018 that targeted the global energy sector and impacted thousands of computers across 135 countries. The Justice Department unsealed the ...

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