Justice Department unveils new charges in alleged Russia-based hacker

10/12/2025 17:39

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled additional federal criminal charges against a Ukrainian national accused of participating in cyberattacks and other computer intrusions against key infrastructure in support of Russian interests.



The defendant, Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, was charged in a second indictment in the federal court in Los Angeles for her alleged support for a group the Justice Department identified as NoName057(16).



Dubranova earlier this year was extradited to the United States on charges tied to a group federal authorities named as the CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR).



Dubranova has been charged in the indictments with conspiracy to damage protected computers.



She has pleaded not guilty in both cases, the Justice Department said, and is scheduled for a February 2026 trial in the NoName matter and April for the matter involving CARR.



A defense lawyer for Dubranova was not immediately reachable for comment. .