Treasury Sanctions Russian Hackers for Targeting Critical US Infrastructure

Two Russian hackers who allegedly engaged in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States were sanctioned on July 19 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Russian nationals, Yuliya Vladimirovna Pankratova and Denis Olegovich Degtyarenko, are alleged to be the leader and primary hacker, respectively, of the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR) group, according to a statement from the department. Ms. Pankratova allegedly commands and controls CARR operations and has acted as the group’s spokesperson. Mr. Degtyarenko was allegedly behind the compromise of a control system in a U.S. energy company, giving the group control over the alarms and pumps for tanks in that system....