Seven Russian intelligence agents have fled.
The US government has indicated that it will pay up to US$10 million (A$14 million) for information on seven Russian military intelligence personnel accused of being behind attacks on US critical infrastructure.
Artem Ochichenko, Anatoliy Kovalev, Petr Pliskin, Yuriy Andrienko, Sergey Detistov, and Pavel Frolov are wanted by the US authorities for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
These six Russians are accused of spear phishing against US targets, distributing malicious software, and obtaining unauthorised access to computer networks.
They are officers of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces, or GRU, according to the US.
Pilskin, Andrienko, and Frolov are accused of developing components of the deadly NotPetya virus, which spread over the world in mid-2017, inflicting data loss, disruption, and billions of dollars in damage.
Kovalev is accused of utilising spearphishing as part of Russia’s attempt to disrupt the 2016 US elections.
The six individuals are all members of GRU Unit 74455.
Marat Tyukov, a seventh intelligence officer, has been accused by the US Department of Justice of being a member of Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, and its Unit 71330.
Tyukov is accused of tarnishing over 380 international energy sector organisations in 135 countries in order to obtain a foothold in their networks for future Russian sabotage operations.
Using the anonymizing network The Onion Router, the aforementioned information can be supplied to the US Rewards for Justice programme (TOR).