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Kaspersky Specialist Charged in Russia-Backed Void Blizzard Hack

7/15/2026

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U.S. prosecutors allege Denis Obrezko, a Kaspersky Lab specialist, directed Void Blizzard hack as deputy director of Yutek-NN.
Obrezko pleaded not guilty to the U.S. computer-crime charges in Boston.
The indictment says the campaign stole emails from NATO-aligned European agencies and eleven U.S. companies beginning in 2023 on Russia’s direction.
Yutek-NN, based in Nizhny Novgorod, holds a Federal Security Service (FSB) licence for covert information-acquisition tools and declined comment.

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U.S. prosecutors allege Denis Obrezko, a Kaspersky Lab specialist, directed Void Blizzard hack as deputy director of Yutek-NN.
Obrezko pleaded not guilty to the U.S. computer-crime charges in Boston.
The indictment says the campaign stole emails from NATO-aligned European agencies and eleven U.S. companies beginning in 2023 on Russia’s direction.
Yutek-NN, based in Nizhny Novgorod, holds a Federal Security Service (FSB) licence for covert information-acquisition tools and declined comment.