The U.S. Justice Department announced on Dec. 10, 2025, that Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, a 33-year-old Ukrainian national also known as “Vika,” “Tory,” and “SovaSonya,” was federally charged in U.S. District Court here with participating in dozens of cyberattacks and intrusions against critical infrastructure worldwide in support of Russia’s geopolitical interests. Two indictments were unsealed and she was arraigned today, pleading not guilty in both cases, according to the Justice Department. Dubranova was extradited to the United States earlier this year on the first indictment related to her actions supporting CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR). She faced arraignment today on a second indictment for activities with NoName057(16) (NoName), with a trial date set for February 3, 2026, as stated in the Justice Department release shared over the past 90 minutes via an FBI Los Angeles X post. The indictments describe Russian government backing for both CARR and NoName, including financial support that CARR used for cybercriminal services like DDoS-for-hire subscriptions. NoName operated as a state-sanctioned project involving an IT organization established by Russian presidential order in October 2018, which helped develop NoName’s proprietary DDoS program, per the Justice Department details at justice.gov. This development occurred during the reporting window from 12:16 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. UTC on Dec. 10, 2025, amid ongoing global concerns over state-sponsored cyber activities.
