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Sandworm agents, tied to Russia’s GRU military



                                                                                                                intelligence arm, wreaked havoc on the 2016


                                                                                                                U.S. presidential election, stealing and exposing


                                                                                                                Democratic National Committee emails and


                                                                                                                breaking into voter registration databases.



                                                                                                                They also have been blamed by the U.S. and


                                                                                                                U.K. governments for the June 2017 NotPetya



                                                                                                                cyberattack, which targeted businesses that


                                                                                                                operate in Ukraine. It caused at least $10 billion


                                                                                                                in damage globally, most notably to the Danish


                                                                                                                shipping multinational Maersk.






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