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Russian oligarch and billionaire Alisher Burhanovich Usmanov’s “super yacht” was seized as part of the sanctions, Treasury officials said. (Image via Treasury Department)

Treasury Department sanctions alleged Russian cyber-espionage, disinformation sources

The Treasury Department sanctioned 26 Russia- and Ukraine-based individuals and seven entities.

Mar 3, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Russia flag digital code, Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear, APT28, APT29 — (Getty Images)

U.S. drops charges against accused IRA sponsor over concerns Russia would weaponize evidence

Prosecutors reportedly weighed exposing intelligence vs. the likelihood of punishing IRA backers in the United States.

Mar 17, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Facebook, privacy, coordinated inauthentic behavior, information operations, social media — (Pixabay)

Accounts focused on African politics are linked to a Russian tycoon, Facebook says

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin ally, has been focused on raising the Kremlin’s profile in Africa.

Oct 30, 2019 By Jeff Stone