US charges 3 Russians with hacking energy infra in India, 135 nations
The US has charged three Russians with hacking critical energy-related infrastructure in India by infiltrating into the system malware that could be used to disrupt it at will.
The charges that had been filed in a federal court in Kansas City against the three men described as officers of the Russian intelligence agency were disclosed on Thursday by the Department of Justice.
The US government is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information about each of them.
The charging document filed in court that was seen by IANS listed India among the countries where they had set up backdoor systems in energy infrastructure computer networks that could be potentially used for cyber warfare.
