U.S. charges Russian intelligence officers for cyberattacks beginning in 2015

Worth noting: One GRU officer charged in the Mueller investigation for hacking Democratic emails, Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev, was also charged in Monday's indictment.

Details: The indictment accuses the hackers of ...

• Unleashing destructive malware attacks on Ukraine's power grid in 2015 through 2016
• Engaging in hack-and-leak efforts targeting the 2017 French elections
• Infecting computers around the world in 2017 with destructive malware called NotPetya, which also affected U.S. hospitals
• Targeting the PyeongChang Winter Olympics after Russian athletes were banned from participating under their country's flag in 2017 and 2018
• Attempting to disrupt chemical weapons investigations into the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal on U.K. soil in 2018
• Targeting Georgian companies and government entities in 2018 and 2019

What they're saying: "These are not acts of traditional spying against governments," U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady said at a press briefing. "Instead these are crimes committed by Russian government officials against real victims who suffered real harm."

• FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich thanked Google, Cisco, Facebook and Twitter "for all stepping up and helping us with this investigation," adding: "This is more common that we work together with our private sector partners than ever before."

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