US charges two Russian spies and two hackers in Yahoo data breach
by Sam Thielman and Spencer Ackerman in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#2FZ4V)
Four indicted in conjunction with the hack of a billion Yahoo accounts, amid intense political controversy over Russian interference in the US election
The US has announced charges against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers over a massive Yahoo data breach that affected at least 1 billion user accounts.
The indictment, unveiled by the justice department on Wednesday, said that the hack targeted the email accounts of Russian journalists and opposition politicians; former government officials in neighboring countries; and several US government figures, including "cyber security, diplomatic, military and White House personnel".
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