Security News > 2020 > October > Notpetya, Olympics hacking, Novichok probe meddling... America throws the book at six alleged Kremlin hackers

Six men have been named as Russian military hackers and accused of spreading malware, disrupting the Olympics in retaliation for Russia's doping ban, and meddling with elections as well as probes into Novichok poisonings.

Targeted South Koreans, athletes, the International Olympic Committee officials, and more, with spear-phishing and malicious mobile apps in the run-up to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Yuriy Sergeyevich Andrienko, 32: Said to have developed components of the NotPetya and Olympic Destroyer malware.

Sergey Vladimirovich Detistov, 35: Said to have developed components of the NotPetya malware, and prepared spear-phishing campaigns targeting the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.

We're told the snoops "Conducted cyber reconnaissance against officials and organisations at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games," and that the "Targets included the Games' organisers, logistics services and sponsors." These are the same hackers who hit the 2018 Games in South Korea with file-wiping malware, and made it appear North Korea was behind that particular intrusion, the Brits said.

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