Indicting Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit: The Implications of Public Attribution
Indicting Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit: The Implications of Public Attribution
There are three main reasons behind publicly attributing these attacks to Russia.

On October 19, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges accusing six Russian military intelligence officers of an aggressive worldwide hacking campaign.
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