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Ukrainian National Charged for Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure

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A Ukrainian national, Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, has been charged by U.S. prosecutors for her role in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, including U.S. water systems, election systems, and nuclear facilities, on behalf of Russian state-backed hacktivist groups. Dubranova is accused of supporting NoName057(16) and CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR). She has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trials in February and April 2026. The indictment reveals that NoName057(16) was a state-sanctioned project involving multiple threat actors and a Russian IT organization. CARR, founded and directed by the GRU, has claimed responsibility for numerous cyberattacks, including damaging U.S. water systems and causing physical damage to industrial controls.

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  1. 10.12.2025 14:26 1 articles · 11h ago

    Ukrainian National Charged for Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure

    Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, a 33-year-old Ukrainian national, has been charged by U.S. prosecutors for her role in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, including U.S. water systems, election systems, and nuclear facilities, on behalf of Russian state-backed hacktivist groups. Dubranova is accused of supporting NoName057(16) and CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR). She has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trials in February and April 2026. The indictment reveals that NoName057(16) was a state-sanctioned project involving multiple threat actors and a Russian IT organization. CARR, founded and directed by the GRU, has claimed responsibility for numerous cyberattacks, including damaging U.S. water systems and causing physical damage to industrial controls.

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  • Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, a 33-year-old Ukrainian national, was charged for her role in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide.

    First reported: 10.12.2025 14:26
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  • Dubranova is accused of supporting NoName057(16) and CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR).

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  • NoName057(16) was a state-sanctioned project involving multiple threat actors and The Center for the Study and Network Monitoring of the Youth Environment (CISM).

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  • CARR was founded, funded, and directed by the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU).

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  • CARR has attacked U.S. water systems, causing damage to industrial controls and spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of drinking water.

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  • CARR breached a Los Angeles meat processing facility in November 2024, triggering an ammonia leak and spoiling thousands of pounds of meat.

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  • CARR targeted websites of nuclear regulatory entities and U.S. election infrastructure.

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  • Dubranova faces up to 27 years on the CARR charges and up to 5 years on the NoName charges if found guilty.

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  • The U.S. State Department announced rewards of up to $2 million for information on individuals associated with CARR and up to $10 million for details on individuals linked with NoName.

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  • CISA issued a joint advisory with the FBI, NSA, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and other agencies warning about pro-Russia hacktivist groups targeting critical infrastructure.

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