Russia hammered by pro-Ukrainian hackers following invasion

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For years, Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin sat atop the FBI's most-wanted list. The Russian government-backed hacker has been suspected of cyberattacks on Germany's Bundestag and the 2016 Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro.

A few weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his own personal information-including his email and Facebook accounts and passwords, mobile phone number, and even passport details-was leaked online.

Another target since the war broke out two months ago has been the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, known as a voice of the Kremlin and home to Vladimir Solovyov, whose daily TV show amplifies some of the most extreme Russian government propaganda.

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