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US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions

  • 5 September 2024
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Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six's whereabouts

 

September 5, 2024 By Jessica Lyons
 

The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground invasion began.

In conjunction with the indictments, the feds also offered a $10 million bounty for information on each of the six men's whereabouts, and, along with nine other countries, released a 36-page cybersecurity advisory about the Russians' network intrusion efforts, which the government agencies claim have been ongoing since at least 2020.

While none of the six named in the indictment are on American soil, so we're unlikely to see perp walks anytime soon, FBI Special Agent in Charge William DelBagno pledged, "there are steps that are going to be taken … to bring this indictment to fruition."

 

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