Ukrainian Woman in US Custody for Aiding Russian NoName057 Hacker Group

Ukrainian national Victoria Dubranova is in U.S. custody, accused of supporting Russian hacker group NoName057 in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. She has pleaded not guilty.

The US Justice Department has indicted Ukrainian national Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, also known as “Vika,” a.k.a. “Tory,” a.k.a. “SovaSonya,” for her alleged role in a series of cyberattacks aimed at disrupting critical infrastructure around the world.

According to court documents, her work supported two well-known Russian-aligned hacking groups, NoName057(16) and CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR), also known as Z-Pentest, both believed to have backing from Russian state entities.

Dubranova was extradited to the United States earlier this year and now faces charges in two separate cases. One involves her alleged involvement with CARR, while the second ties her to NoName, another politically motivated group targeting Western countries. She pleaded not guilty to both indictments and is set to face trial in ...