Russian Agents Accused by U.S. of Masterminding Yahoo Hack
- Two FSB officers charged with conspiring to steal email data
- Accused hacker arrested in Canada, three Russians at large
Russian Agents Among Those Charged With Hacking Yahoo
The U.S. government accused Russia of directing some of the world’s most notorious cybercriminals to break into computer systems, namely a half-billion accounts at Yahoo! Inc., in a broad scheme that married illicit profits and intelligence gathering.
The broadside against the Russian government appeared in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court alleging a widespread conspiracy by two Russian FSB security agents and a pair of hackers. One of the hackers was arrested in Canada. While the U.S. government has little chance of getting the others extradited from Russia, it used the announcement to make a public and detailed case that Moscow is orchestrating criminal hacks and shielding those who commit them.