Russian Scientist Arrested on Treason Charges

A scientist in Moscow has been detained by Russia's FSB security service on suspicion of state treason. He is accused of collaborating with Ukrainian security services to conduct DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure.

Russian Scientist Arrested on Treason Charges
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Russia's FSB security service has detained a scientist in Moscow on suspicion of state treason, according to a report by Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

The scientist is accused of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on key infrastructure at the behest of Ukrainian security services, as stated by the FSB.

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