RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICERS CHARGED OF THE CYBER ATTACK
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Russian military officers charged with the cyberattack
The government of the United States of America has charged the six Russian military intelligence officers with whom they were having an intention of the cyberattack. The main target was the electric power grid located in Ukraine. The charge against this planned attack was uncovered in Pittsburgh’s federal court, details the intrusion of the computer and the malware attacks which was mounted over the past five years. The mounting of these vulnerabilities was said to have been done by the Russian military intelligence agency called GRU.
The department, which was in charge of the case, described the hacking campaign to be the most disruptive and an event that can result in severe destruction of the computer system, including the exploitation of the data and the available information, and that this was attributed to one group. Computer hacking could interrupt the normal functioning of the computer system and is also defined by the aim of penetrating through the available vulnerabilities that will give rise to the damage, stealing the information contained by the system.
The research indicated no other country that has weaponized the capabilities of the cyber and the malicious intentions apart from Russia and recklessly causing unprecedented damage to access the targeted information and gain of the advantage and satisfy their intended wants. Based on the indictment, the Intelligence officers of Russia post detrimental malware from around the end of 2015 till 2019 in support of Russia’s effort to retaliate against the foreign nations the different organizations around the world.
The defendants who were arrested were also investigated and found out that they were against the electric power grid’s attack, which was witnessed in Ukraine. The malware that was designed affected various parts, for instance, the hospital’s computers, FedEx subsidiary, and the large U.S manufacturer. This post is a current event that is much related to sociology, and the criminal offense since the resultant effects of the cybercrime will later affect a large number of people in terms of jobs and the vast effects which will be inflicted on the organization and the computer system.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-military-officers-hacking-cyber-attacks-charged/