News Alert: U.S. indicts Russian spies in hacking campaign linked to Olympics doping scandal

The Justice Department announced the indictment of seven Russian military spies on cyber-hacking charges linked to the leaking of Olympic athletes' drug-test data in an alleged effort to undermine international efforts to expose Russian doping. The news came as the British government on Thursday accused Russia's military intelligence agency GRU of "reckless and indiscriminate cyberattacks," blaming it for everything from the hacking of top athletes' medical records to disruptions on the Kiev subway system to the theft of emails at the Democratic National Committee.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Oct 4, 9:32 AM     U.S. indicts Russian spies in hacking campaign linked to Olympics doping scandal The Justice Department announced the indictment of seven Russian military spies on cyber-hacking charges linked to the leaking of Olympic athletes' drug-test data in an alleged effort to undermine international efforts to expose Russian doping. The news came as the British government on Thursday accused Russia's military intelligence agency GRU of "reckless and indiscriminate cyberattacks," blaming it for everything from the hacking of top athletes' medical records to disruptions on the Kiev subway system to the theft of emails at the Democratic National Committee. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071