Ukrainian hacker charged with helping Russian hacktivist groups

U.S. prosecutors have charged Victoria Dubranova for allegedly supporting Russian state-backed hacktivist groups NoName057(16) and CARR in widespread cyberattacks against critical infrastructure — including U.S. water systems, election infrastructure, and nuclear regulatory sites — using tools like the DDoSia DDoS platform; the indictments allege GRU-direction, tangible physical impacts (water spills, ammonia leak), sanctions on group members, and multimillion-dollar U.S. rewards for information on perpetrators.