Seven officers in the military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation Armed Forces have been indicted by a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania for alleged cyber-intrusions of nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric Co.’s computer networks—and those of other U.S. corporations and international organizations and their employees— based on their “strategic interest” to the Russian government, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

The defendants are accused of computer hacking, wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering, among other felony charges. They are also accused of using social media in disinformation campaigns directed against anti-doping groups and athletes. 

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