U.S. indicts Russian spies in hacking campaign linked to Olympics doping scandal
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U.S. indicts Russian spies in hacking campaign linked to Olympics doping scandal
By Ellen Nakashima, Michael Birnbaum and William Booth
October 4 at 10:35 AM
The Justice Department on Thursday announced the indictment of seven Russian military spies on cyber hacking charges linked to the leaking of Olympic athletes' drug-test data in an alleged attempt to undermine international efforts to expose Russian doping.
Four of the officers with Russia' GRU military intelligence agency also were charged with targeting organizations probing Russia's alleged use of chemical weapons, including the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Three were indicted in July for allegedly conspiring to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
The indictment further exposes Moscow's ongoing, widespread campaign to discredit western democracy and international institutions through disinformation and other measures. The aim, officials said, is to muddy or alter perceptions of the truth.
The announcement came as the British government on Thursday accused the GRU of "reckless and indiscriminate cyberattacks," blaming it for everything from the hacking of top athletes' medical records to disruptions on the Kiev subway system to the theft of emails at the Democratic National Committee. Dutch security officials also said they have expelled four Russians from the Netherlands for trying to hack into the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague in April.
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Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter for The Washington Post. She covers cybersecurity, surveillance, counterterrorism and intelligence issues. She has also served as a Southeast Asia correspondent and covered the White House and Virginia state politics. She joined The Post in 1995. Follow https://twitter.com/nakashimae
Michael Birnbaum is The Washington Post's Brussels bureau chief. He previously served as the bureau chief in Moscow and in Berlin, and joined The Post in 2008 as an education reporter. Follow https://twitter.com/michaelbirnbaum
William Booth is The Washington Post's London bureau chief. He was previously bureau chief in Jerusalem, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Miami. Follow https://twitter.com/boothwilliam
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