A new report from FireEye does not attribute the effort to the Russian government, though the motives are consistent.

The agreement comes as the ex-Soviet countries look to disentangle themselves from Russian electric infrastructure.

“Ruslan Bondars helped malware developers attack American businesses,” said Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski.

At one time, Peteris Sahurovs was among the FBI's most wanted criminals.

Ruslan Bondars was convicted by a federal jury on three charges for running the underground service.

Another election, another information campaign with Russian ties.