The DOJ on Thursday unsealed a federal indictment against two individuals connected to the plot, after a federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment on Tuesday.
The two individuals charged are Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, an officer in Russia's Federal Security Service, DOJ claimed, and Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets.
They are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The indictment alleges that the hacking campaign took place between at least October 2016 and October 2022 and targeted current and former employees of the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Department of State, defense contractors, and Department of Energy facilities.
The emails claimed the users had violated terms of service on an account and had to log in via a provided link.
When the users thought they were signing into their accounts, they were actually providing the account credentials to hackers, DOJ said.
U.S. officials pointed to the indictments as evidence that Russia still is trying to target democratic elections, and they pledged to hold Russia accountable.
This Cyber News was published on thehill.com. Publication date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:44:05 +0000