Ukrainian woman charged over Russian-backed cyberattacks, $10M reward offered for others

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Ukrainian pistillate with helping to transportation retired dozens of cyberattacks connected captious U.S. infrastructure, moving with Russian-backed hackers, according to recently unsealed indictments.

The State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme is besides offering up to $10 cardinal for accusation starring to others tied to 1 of the pro-Russia hacking groups she was allegedly affiliated with.

Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, was arraigned Tuesday connected a 2nd national indictment aft being extradited to the U.S. earlier this year.

Dubranova, besides known arsenic Vika, Tory, and SovaSonya, pleaded not blameworthy to charges related to her alleged enactment with 2 Russian-backed operations, CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR) and NoName057(16).

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Prosecutors person said 2 groups person backing from Russian authorities bodies to propulsion Russian geopolitical interests. (iStock)

Prosecutors accidental some groups person backing from Russian authorities bodies to propulsion Russian geopolitical interests.

According to the DOJ, CARR was founded and funded by Russia’s subject quality agency, the GRU, and operated a fashionable Telegram transmission with much than 75,000 followers.

Officials allege the group’s attacks caused real-world harm, including harm to nationalist h2o systems that spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of drinking water.

They besides cited a November 2024 breach astatine a Los Angeles nutrient processing installation that spoiled thousands of pounds of merchandise and released ammonia.

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DOJ charges Ukrainian pistillate with helping Russian hackers people US captious infrastructure. (Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"Today’s actions show the Department’s committedness to disrupting malicious Russian cyber enactment – whether conducted straight by authorities actors oregon their transgression proxies – aimed astatine furthering Russia’s geopolitical interests," said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. "We stay steadfast successful defending indispensable services, including nutrient and h2o systems Americans trust connected each day, and holding accountable those who question to undermine them."

NoName057(16), meanwhile, is described arsenic a Russia-linked hacktivist radical liable for much than 1,500 attacks betwixt March 2022 and June 2025.

Its targets included authorities agencies, telecommunications firms, military, fiscal institutions, and proscription authorities, besides crossed Ukraine, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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NoName057(16) is described arsenic a Russia-linked hacktivist radical liable for much than 1,500 attacks betwixt March 2022 and June 2025. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson )

The radical besides claimed work for cyberattacks connected Dutch infrastructure up of and during the 2025 NATO Summit successful The Hague.

These groups "are actively engaging successful opportunistic, low-sophistication malicious cyber enactment to summation notoriety and make mayhem," said Chris Butera, CISA’s acting lawman enforcement adjunct manager for cybersecurity.

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Dubranova faces up to 5 years successful the NoName lawsuit and arsenic galore arsenic 27 years successful the CARR matter. Trials are acceptable for February and April 2026.

Meanwhile, Rewards for Justice announced its $10 cardinal reward with a pointed connection aimed astatine different NoName participants: "They telephone themselves ‘NoName.’ But possibly YOU tin sanction immoderate names." it read.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the DOJ for further comment.