Security News > 2023 > November > FSB arrests Russian hackers working for Ukrainian cyber forces

The Russian Federal Security Service arrested two individuals believed to have helped Ukrainian forces carry out cyberattacks to disrupt Russian critical infrastructure targets.

Russia's security agency published a press release on Tuesday saying that its officers detained two hackers who either assisted or joined Ukraine's hackers in cyber operations.

Russian media says that the investigation found that he assisted Ukraine hacker groups in carrying out cyberattacks on networks of Russian information structures.

According to the Russian FSB, he was involved in hacking operations directed by Ukrainian forces that deployed malware and disrupted critical infrastructure networks in Russia.

High treason, that is espionage, disclosure of state secrets, or any other assistance rendered to a foreign State, a foreign organization, or their representatives in hostile activities to the detriment of the external security of the Russian Federation, committed by a citizen of the Russian Federation, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of 12 to 20 years []. The FSB arrested in the past other individuals for providing information to Ukrainian forces, either in support of the cause or for financial benefits.

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