Two senior FSB officers of Russia state security and a high-level cybersecurity manager at Kaspersky Lab are facing official treason charges in Russia for working in the interests of the United States. They could each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. RT.com reports: Ruslan Stoyanov, head of Kaspersky Lab’s computer incidents investigations unit, Sergey Mikhailov, a senior Russian FSB officer, and his deputy Dmitry Dokuchayev are accused of “treason in favor of the US,” lawyer Ivan Pavlov said on Wednesday, as cited by Interfax. Pavlov chose not to disclose which of the defendants he represents, adding, however, that his client denies all charges. The charges against the defendants do not imply they were cooperating with the CIA, Pavlov added. “There is no mention of the CIA at all. [The entity] in question is the US, not the CIA,” he stressed, according to TASS. The lawyer maintained the court files included no mention of Vladimir Anikeev, an alleged leader of ‘Shaltai Boltai‘, a hacking group that previously leaked emails from top Russian officials, including Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The hacking group’s name was in the news earlier in January, when Russian media reports linked Mikhailov and Dokuchayev to [...]
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