The Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada was targeted by a Russian cyber criminal. In a case that cybersecurity experts called exceptional for the risks he took, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov pleaded guilty Thursday in US District Court in Reno. The FBI said the unnamed prospective recruit informed Tesla and cooperated with the FBI, and the plot was stopped before any damage happened. Cyber criminal Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov pleaded guilty in federal court. Photo / APKriuchkov, 27, told a judge in September that he knew the Russian government was aware of his case.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 21, 2021 20:13 UTC