U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil refinery.
Highlights
- U.S.
- and British officials accuse Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure.
- Announcement was paired with the unsealing of criminal charges against four Russian government officials.
- Thousands of computers in 135 countries were affected between 2012 and 2018, prosecutors said.
- Cybersecurity analysts described the moves as a shot across the bow to Moscow after Joe Biden warned just days ago about “evolving intelligence” that the Russian government may be preparing cyberattacks against American targets.
- None of the four defendants have been arrested, but investigators remain concerned Russia will carry out similar attacks in future.