Overview
- Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, was extradited earlier this year, pleaded not guilty, and now faces trials set for Feb. 3 and Apr. 7, 2026, on charges carrying maximum penalties of five years (NoName case) and 27 years (CARR case).
- Prosecutors allege she supported CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn and NoName057(16), with CARR founded and funded by Russia’s GRU and NoName tied to a Kremlin-ordered IT body known as CISM.
- Charging documents cite hundreds of operations against critical services, including damage to U.S. public water systems, a November 2024 breach at a Los Angeles meat processor that spoiled thousands of pounds and triggered an ammonia leak, and hits on election and nuclear-related websites.
- The NoName operation allegedly built and used the DDoSia tool, recruited global volunteers, posted Telegram leaderboards, and paid top participants in cryptocurrency to execute DDoS campaigns against government and infrastructure targets.
- A joint FBI–CISA–NSA–DOE–EPA–DC3 advisory warns that pro-Russia hacktivists probe minimally secured internet-facing remote access to reach operational technology, while the State Department offers up to $2 million for CARR figures and up to $10 million for NoName associates as part of Operation Red Circus and related disruption efforts.