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U.S. Government Officials and Defense/Nuclear Energy Researchers
Justice for U.S. Government Officials and Defense/Nuclear Energy Researchers — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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What is the current location and operational status of Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko?
What is the current location and operational status of Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets?
How many U.S. government and research institution email accounts were successfully compromised through this spear phishing campaign?
Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, and co-conspirator Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets are wanted for orchestrating a sophisticated spear phishing campaign targeting U.S. officials and researchers to steal credentials and intelligence on defense, foreign affairs, security policies, and nuclear energy research. Both men were indicted on December 5, 2023, in the Northern District of California on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse. Their whereabouts remain unknown, and locating them is critical to understanding the full scope of compromised U.S. government and research systems.
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What specific intelligence on U.S. defense, foreign affairs, and nuclear energy research was obtained by the FSB through this operation?
Which U.S. agencies and research institutions were targeted, and what security measures have been implemented to prevent similar attacks?
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Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse; Forfeiture Allegation Caution: Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, and his co-conspirator Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets 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.
Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko and Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets indicted on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse in the Northern District of California