The person at the center of this case
United States Government and Defense/Energy Sector Officials
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2023
ANDREY STANISLAVOVICH KORINETS
Justice for United States Government and Defense/Energy Sector Officials — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is Korinets' current location and how is he connected to the FSB's Callisto Group operational unit?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific spear phishing techniques and infrastructure were used to target U.S. defense and nuclear energy officials?
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Lead #3What is the current status and whereabouts of co-conspirator Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko?
Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets, a Russian national allegedly affiliated with the FSB's Callisto Group, is wanted for his role in a sophisticated spear phishing campaign targeting U.S. officials and researchers. The conspiracy aimed to steal email credentials and sensitive intelligence related to defense, foreign affairs, security policies, and nuclear energy research. Korinets remains at large, and investigators continue seeking information about his whereabouts and co-conspirator Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko.
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United States
United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division; FBI Cyber Division
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Lead #4Which U.S. government agencies and defense contractors were successfully compromised, and what classified information may have been accessed?
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Official wording
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 Indictment Issued
Grand jury in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California indicted Korinets and Peretyatko on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse, and Forfeiture Allegation
Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:April 29, 2026