US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions

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Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six's whereabouts

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.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.

After infecting computer systems across government agencies responsible for emergency services, food safety, education and other non-military targets, the GRU officers stole and leaked personal data belonging to thousands of Ukrainian citizens,"seeking to sap the morale of the Ukrainian public," US Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen told reporters.

In conjunction with the indictment and $60 million total Rewards for Justice prize, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , and National Security Agency , along with 15 other US agencies and international partners across the UK, Canada, Australia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia and Latvia, issued a very detailed joint cybersecurity advisory about the GRU's Unit 29155...

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