US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign

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US authorities charged a suspected Russian hacker in a case tied to a cyber campaign against numerous US companies. The filing says the activity was linked to Void Blizzard, a Russia-aligned group focused on cyber espionage and mass email harvesting. Microsoft previously identified the group as active against organizations in NATO countries and Ukraine across several sectors. The case also highlights the use of a virtual private server and domain infrastructure to support attacks on US targets.

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