The person at the center of this case
United States Government and Defense/Nuclear Energy Researchers
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2023
ANDREY STANISLAVOVICH KORINETS
Justice for United States Government and Defense/Nuclear Energy Researchers — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Korinets' current location and how is he evading capture?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific defense and nuclear energy research was targeted in the spear phishing campaign?
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Lead #3What is the operational structure and membership of the FSB's Callisto Group?
Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets, a Russian national affiliated with the FSB's Callisto Group, was indicted on December 5, 2023, for allegedly leading a spear phishing campaign targeting U.S. officials and researchers to steal credentials and intelligence on defense, foreign affairs, and nuclear energy. Working with co-conspirator Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, Korinets remains at large and wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse. The case highlights ongoing Russian cyber espionage efforts against sensitive U.S. government and research sectors.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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Lead #4How did Korinets and Peretyatko coordinate their cyber operations and communicate?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse; Forfeiture Allegation Caution: Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets and his co-conspirator Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko are wanted for their alleged involvement in a spear phishing campaign in the United States that was specifically designed to gain unauthorized access to the email account credentials of their targeted victims in order to gather valuable intelligence related to United States defense, foreign affairs, security policies, and nuclear energy related research and development. On December 5, 2023, a grand jury, sitting in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, indicted the two men on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse, and Forfeiture Allegation.
Remarks: Korinets is a Russian national with known affiliations to a discrete operational unit within the FSB known by cybersecurity investigators as the “Callisto Group”.
Timeline of Events
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2023-12-05
Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets and Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko indicted on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse and Forfeiture Allegation by grand jury in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.
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Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:September 3, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:September 3, 2026