{"id":2519504,"date":"2025-12-10T06:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-indicts-ukrainian-national-accused-of-russia-backed-cyberattacks\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:37:54","slug":"justice-department-indicts-ukrainian-national-accused-of-russia-backed-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-indicts-ukrainian-national-accused-of-russia-backed-cyberattacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department indicts Ukrainian national accused of Russia-backed cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjustice-department-indicts-ukrainian-national-accused-of-russia-backed-cyberattacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian national Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova for her involvement in cyberattacks supporting Russian interests. Dubranova, linked to the covert Russian-backed hacker group NoName057(16), was charged in a federal court in Los Angeles for aiding cyberattacks aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-haley-to-appear-on-separate-ballots-in-nevada\/\" title=\"Trump and Haley to run on different ballots in Nevada\">disrupting critical infrastructure<\/a>, including U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-decides-not-to-regulate-chemical-linked-to-fetal-brain-damage-in-drinking-water\/\" title=\"EPA Decides Not to Regulate Chemical Linked to Fetal Brain Damage in Drinking Water\">public water systems<\/a>. This indictment follows a prior case earlier in 2025 related to her support for another Russian-affiliated cyber group, CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR).Both groups are state-backed cybercriminal organizations established or funded under orders from Russian authorities, with NoName057(16) created by a 2018 directive from President Vladimir Putin. Officials emphasized that these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >groups pose meaningful national security threats<\/a> by targeting U.S. infrastructure and NATO supporters globally. Dubranova pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial twice in 2026. The DOJ and FBI reaffirmed their commitment to combating Russian cyber threats and holding perpetrators accountable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Justice Department indicts Ukrainian national accused of Russia-backed cyberattacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2439950\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> announced that a Ukrainian national was indicted on aiding in cyberattacks against &ldquo;key infrastructure in support of Russian interests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova was indicted on Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a>, for her role in supporting the covert cyber organization NoName057(16), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminal\">reported<\/a> the Justice Department. Dubranova allegedly helped execute cyberattacks to advance &ldquo;Russia&rsquo;s political interests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912239\/appeals-court-hands-trump-win-lawsuit-transgender-military-ban\/\">Appeals court hands Trump win in lawsuit over transgender military ban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912012\/doj-fights-major-obstacle-bring-new-case-against-james-comey\/\">DOJ fights major obstacle to bring new case against Comey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912061\/aclu-sues-doj-immediate-release-legal-opinion-venezuelan-drug-boat-strikes\/\">ACLU sues DOJ for &lsquo;immediate&rsquo; release of legal opinion on alleged drug boat strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;NoName was a state-sanctioned project administered in part by an information technology organization established by order of the President of Russia in October 2018 that developed, along with other co-conspirators, NoName&rsquo;s proprietary distributed denial of service (DDoS) program,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>It is the second indictment this year for Dubranova, who also went by the aliases Vika, Tory, and SovaSonya. She was extradited to the United States earlier in 2025 &ldquo;for her actions supporting CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR).&rdquo; In both instances, Dubrovna was accused of &ldquo;cyberattacks and computer intrusions against critical infrastructure and other victims around the world&rdquo; to advance a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-taxpayer-funded-university-helped-china-make-economic-decisions\/\" title=\"Report: Taxpayer-Funded University Helped China Make \u2018Economic Decisions\u2019\">state-sponsored<\/a> Russian agenda, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s actions demonstrate the Department&rsquo;s commitment to disrupting malicious Russian cyber activity &mdash; whether conducted directly by state actors or their criminal proxies &mdash; aimed at furthering Russia&rsquo;s geopolitical interests,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. &ldquo;We remain steadfast in defending essential services, including food and water systems Americans rely on each day, and holding accountable those who seek to undermine them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Russian government sponsored CARR&rsquo;s and NoName057(16)&rsquo;s efforts in a variety of ways, including funding, the DOJ said. CARR used these funds to &ldquo;access various cybercriminal services.&rdquo; NoName was established by an order of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 and was a &ldquo;state-sanctioned project administered in part by an information technology organization&rdquo; that was created by Putin&rsquo;s order, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>NoName was allegedly used, among other things, to disrupt &ldquo;critical infrastructure&rdquo; within the U.S. and cause chaos among supporters of NATO globally. The organization&rsquo;s actions posed a threat to national cybersecurity. This included a cyberattack on the country&rsquo;s public water systems.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Politically motivated hacktivist groups, whether state-sponsored like CARR or state-sanctioned like NoName, pose a serious threat to our national security, particularly when foreign intelligence services use civilians to obfuscate their malicious cyber activity targeting American critical infrastructure as well as attacking proponents of NATO and U.S. interests abroad,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. &ldquo;The charges announced today demonstrate our commitment to eradicating global threats to cybersecurity and pursuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-cybersecurity-chief-more-ransomware-attacks-coming\/\" title=\"DHS cybersecurity chief: More ransomware attacks coming\">malicious cyber actors<\/a> working on behalf of adversarial foreign interests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;&ldquo;The defendant&rsquo;s illegal actions to tamper with the nation&rsquo;s public water systems put communities and the nation&rsquo;s drinking water resources at risk,&rdquo; said Acting EPA Assistant Administrator Craig Pritzlaff. &ldquo;These criminal charges serve as an unequivocal warning to malicious cyber actors in the U.S. and abroad: EPA&rsquo;s Criminal Investigation Division and our law enforcement partners will not tolerate threats to our nation&rsquo;s water infrastructure and will pursue justice against those who endanger the American public. EPA is unwavering in its commitment to clean, safe water for all Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also, in concurrence with the allegations and indictment against Dubranova, the FBI vowed to bring accountability and expose the activities of other such organizations. They also committed to halting future Russian cyberattacks and any other such threats to national security.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3910902\/doj-setbacks-reviving-letitia-james-comey-indictments\/\">DOJ FACES SETBACKS IN ROAD TO REVIVING COMEY AND JAMES INDICTMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When pro-Russia hacktivist groups target our infrastructure, the FBI will use all available tools to expose their activity and hold them accountable,&rdquo; said Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI Cyber Division. &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s announcement demonstrates the FBI&rsquo;s commitment to disrupt Russian state-sponsored cyber threats, including reckless criminal groups supported by the GRU. The FBI doesn&rsquo;t just track cyber adversaries &ndash; we work with global partners to bring them to justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dubranova pleaded not guilty in both cases, the DOJ reported. She will head to trial twice in 2026. Her first trial will begin on Feb. 3 for the NoName indictment and on April 7 for the CARR indictment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Dept indicts Ukrainian linked to Russia-backed cyberattacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2519505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-g58h4u5cd-1765364112998-e1765364174335.jpg?1765346159&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[25930,15074,33600,68556,68555],"class_list":["post-2519504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cyberattacks","tag-indictment","tag-justice-department","tag-russia-backed","tag-ukrainian-national"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-g58h4u5cd-1765364112998-e1765364174335.jpg?1765346159&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519508,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519504\/revisions\/2519508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}