Sanctions were introduced against Russian hackers who attacked critical US infrastructure

The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against the leaders of the hacker group on July 19 The Russian Cyber​​​​Army has been resurrectedtrying to attack critical American infrastructure.

Restrictions were imposed on Yulia Pankratova, who is called the leader The Russian Cyber​​​​Army has been resurrected (CARR) and its top hacker Denis Degtyarenko.

It was noted that since 2022, hackers have carried out “ineffective, simple DDoS attacks on Ukraine, as well as against governments and companies located in countries that have supported Ukraine,” and by the end of 2023, targeted they control systems in many critical industries. infrastructure facilities in the United States and Europe.

“Using a variety of low-tech methods, CARR is responsible for the manipulation of industrial control system equipment in water, hydro, wastewater and power generation facilities in the United States and Europe,” said this.

Among the specific examples of Russian cyberattacks, the American agency cited a software failure that in January 2024 led to the overflow of water storage tanks in the state of Texas, as well as interference with transmission control and data collection system of an American energy company.

There is also evidence for that “Revived Russian Cyber​​​​Army” planned further attacks against the United States.

According to US Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson, efforts by CARR and its members to target our critical infrastructure pose an unacceptable threat to citizens and communities, with potentially harmful consequences.

Remember that Kremlin-linked hackers have stolen correspondence from US government agencies.

As already reported, Russia took first place in the world cybercrime ranking, which was created as part of a study by the University of Oxford and the University of New South Wales.