The US has announced charges against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers over a massive Yahoo data breach that affected at least 1 billion user accounts. Yahoo issues new warning of potentially malicious activity on accounts Read moreThe justice department has previously charged Russian hackers and hackers sponsored by the Chinese and Iranian governments, but Wednesday’s indictment marked the first criminal case for cybercrimes brought against Russian government officials. It comes amid intense political controversy over Russian interference in the US election, including a data breach of the Democratic National Committee. Russian hacking group's 'last member at liberty' comes out of the shadows Read moreA top expert at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky was also arrested, as well as people with links to a group of Russian hackers called Shaltai-Boltai, who posted hacked emails from government officials online and sold them in anonymous online auctions. The justice department indictment shed significant light on the hackers’ tradecraft.

Source: The Guardian March 15, 2017 15:56 UTC