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US files criminal charges against 2 Russian intelligence officers

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 15, 2017
A staff member reveals a wanted poser of Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, one of three Russians charged for in the 2014 hacking of Yahoo, during a press conference at the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. Two agents of Russia's FSB spy agency and two "criminal hackers" were indicted Wednesday over a massive cyberattack affecting 500 million Yahoo users, the US Justice Department announced. The indictment unveiled in Washington links Russia's top spy agency to one of the largest cyberattacks in history, carried out in 2014, and which officials said was used for espionage and financial gain. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
A staff member reveals a wanted poser of Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, one of three Russians charged for in the 2014 hacking of Yahoo, during a press conference at the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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US files criminal charges against 2 Russian intelligence officers

For the first time ever, the US is charging two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers with the mega hacking of Yahoo in 2014.

The hack affected at least half-a-billion users. Meanwhile, FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to disclose Monday whether the Bureau is investigating Trump campaign contacts with Russia.

Guests: 

Shane Harris, senior writer on national security for the Wall Street Journal

Alistair Barr, technology editor at Bloomberg news