Artem Revenskii pleads guilty to oil and gas cyberattack charges

7 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 1

The Russian national, known as “Digit”, admitted charges in California tied to breaches of critical facilities in the US, Ukraine and other countries, carrying up to 27 years in prison.
Federal prosecutors charged him earlier this month with conspiracy to damage protected computers, wire fraud and identity theft.
He entered the plea agreement on Thursday in exchange for a reduced sentence recommendation, marking a significant development in a case involving attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

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