The person at the center of this case
United States government and defense officials (targeted victims)
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2023
ANDREY STANISLAVOVICH KORINETS
Justice for United States government and defense officials (targeted victims) — 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 operational status within the FSB's Callisto Group?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific classified information or defense intelligence was successfully compromised through this spear phishing campaign?
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person
Lead #3How many victims were targeted and what government agencies or defense contractors were primarily affected?
Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets, a Russian national affiliated with the FSB's Callisto Group, is wanted for his role in a sophisticated spear phishing campaign targeting U.S. government and defense officials. The conspiracy aimed to steal email credentials and classified intelligence related to U.S. defense, foreign affairs, security policies, and nuclear energy research. Korinets remains at large, and his capture would significantly disrupt a known state-sponsored cyber espionage operation.
Case
#1152
United States
United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
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Lead #4What is the relationship and division of responsibilities between Korinets and co-conspirator Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko?
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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 Indictment
Grand jury in the Northern District of California indicted Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets and Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse and Forfeiture Allegation
Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:December 5, 2023
Last Updated:June 15, 2026