A page from passport of Russian citizen Aleksei Morenets, who allegedly was involved in attempt to hack the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague is seen in this handout picture released on October 4, 2018. Ministerie van Defensie/Handout via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of the Russians accused by U.S. officials of conducting cyber attacks around the world is registered at an address in Moscow that has been identified by the U.S. government as a base of Russian military intelligence.
Alexei Morenets was one of seven Russians named in a U.S. indictment released on Thursday. He is accused of hacking into the networks of international sports bodies in Switzerland and a chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands.
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