Russian cyber-attack spree shows what unrestrained internet warfare looks like

US indictment of operatives, accused of launching several attacks, gives a detailed account of how they went about their business

The Sandworm team of Russian military intelligence, alleged to have unleashed computer chaos against the Kremlin's enemies around the world, is said to operate out of a blue-tinted glass skyscraper known simply as the tower".

From that address, 22 Kirova Street in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, the Sandworm hackers, also known more prosaically as the unit 74455 and the main centre for special technologies", launched attacks on the Ukrainian power system, Emmanuel Macron's presidential bid in France in 2017, the South Korean Olympics in 2018 and the UK investigation into the 2018 Russian nerve agent attack in Salisbury.