Six Russian GRU Agents Indicted in Connection With NotPetya Attack

on October 20, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six members of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) in connection with the June 2017 “NotPetya” cyberattack. The notorious malware release led to prolonged shutdowns across the APM Terminals and Maersk Line business IT networks, among many other serious impacts worldwide.

The indictment accuses each defendant of committing the following overt acts in furtherance of the charged crimes.

Source: maritime-executive.com

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