The United States has indicted four Russian men, including three Russian intelligence officers, for alleged hacking campaigns that targeted hundreds of energy companies around the world from 2012 to 2018, the Justice Department says
The indictments cover activity from years ago but underscore Russian hacking capabilities against critical infrastructure at a time when US officials are on high alert for Russian cyberattacks and as President Joe Biden meets with European allies over Russia's war in Ukraine.Biden on Monday publicly warned US business executives that Kremlin-linked hackers could target US organizations as the Russian military continues to suffer heavy losses in Ukraine.
In one indictment unsealed Thursday, three officers at Russia's FSB intelligence agency are accused of hacking into energy firms, including some in the US, from 2012 to 2017"in furtherance of the Russian government's efforts to maintain surreptitious" access to organizations in the energy sector, the Justice Department said.
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