0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Foreign ▁As sets ▁Control ▁san ction ed ▁two ▁Russian ▁intelligence ▁ag encies , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service ▁( F SB ) ▁and ▁the ▁Main ▁Int elligence ▁Director ate ▁( GR U ) ▁for ▁comm itting ▁" dest ruct ive ▁cy ber - att acks ." ▁The ▁attacks ▁include ▁the ▁Not P ety a ▁attack , ▁an ▁assault ▁that ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁military ▁in ▁February ▁according ▁to ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁British ▁government , ▁and ▁which ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tre as ury ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁destruct ive ▁and ▁cost ly ▁cy ber - att ack ▁in ▁history ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Justice ▁Department ▁charged ▁nine ▁Iran ians ▁with ▁ste aling ▁scientific ▁secre ts ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Iran ' s ▁Revolution ary ▁Guard ▁Corps . ▁The ▁defend ants ▁" st ole ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 1 ▁ter aby tes ▁of ▁academic ▁data ▁and ▁intellectual ▁property ▁from ▁univers ities , ▁and ▁email ▁accounts ▁of ▁employees ▁at ▁private ▁sector ▁companies , ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁and ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ." ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Justice ▁Department ▁published ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁Park ▁Jin ▁Hy ok , ▁a ▁professional ▁ha cker ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁be ▁working ▁for ▁North ▁Korea ' s ▁military ▁intelligence ▁b ureau , ▁for ▁his ▁commit ment ▁of ▁three ▁cy ber - att acks : ▁attack ▁against ▁Sony ▁Pictures