Federal indictment alleges that Russian military targeted USA nuclear company Westinghouse

Indictment: Russian military targeted Pa. nuclear power company, witf news, by Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania | Oct 8, 2018 (Pittsburgh) — A federal indictment filed this week alleges Russian hackers targeted a nuclear power company near Pittsburgh beginning in 2014, in addition to anti-doping agencies throughout the world.The hackers, who are intelligence officers for the Russian military, tried to breach the network of Westinghouse Electric Company by sending emails to employees intending to trick them into entering login credentials on a webpage spoofing the company’s own network, according to the indictment.

Although the indictment says the hackers stole some credentials before redirecting the workers to the company’s actual network, Westinghouse and federal officials said the hacking attempt was unsuccessful.

………The indictment names seven Russian intelligence officials, who face charges ranging from conspiracy to wire fraud to aggravated identity theft.

…..Brady said he believes all the defendants named in the indictment are now in Russia. The United States does not have an extradition treaty with Russia, so it’s unclear if the alleged hackers will come to Pittsburgh to face charges…….http://www.witf.org/news/2018/10/indictment-russian-military-targeted-pa-nuclear-power-company.php