Cybersecurity
Accused Spy in Yahoo Hack Worked for Russian Tycoon's Bank
- RenCap says Igor Sushchin left bank after indictment unsealed
- U.S. says suspects had access to half-billion email accounts
U.S. Accuses Russian Agents of Masterminding Yahoo Hack
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One of two alleged Russian intelligence officers charged by the U.S. with hacking a half-billion Yahoo! Inc. email accounts worked for billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s investment bank until last week.
Igor Sushchin left his job as head of security at Renaissance Capital’s brokerage unit March 16, a day after the U.S. unsealed its indictment in San Francisco, the company’s press service said in a statement Monday.