US charges hacker tied to Russian groups that targeted water systems and meat plants

The Justice Department charged a Ukrainian national with participating in two pro‑Russia cyber groups (CARR and NoName057(16)) accused of large-scale DDoS and destructive intrusions against critical infrastructure and government targets across the U.S. and allied countries; attacks allegedly caused physical damage to water systems and a meat processing plant, used a proprietary DDoS tool (DDoSia) and volunteer recruitment, and prompted a multi‑agency investigation, indictments, sanctions, rewards, and upcoming trials.