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DOJ Announces Indictment of Russian Hackers for Destructive Cyber-Attacks, Including Deployment of NotPetya and Olympic Destroyer Malware

October 21, 2020 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On October 19, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that six Russian GRU officers had been charged in connection with a series of destructive cyber-attacks that affected victims around the globe and caused billions of dollars of damage. The Russian hackers are alleged to be a part of the group known as Sandworm, which […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), GRU, indictment, Olympic Destroyer, Russia, Sandworm

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