Igor Dekhtyarchuk allegedly ran the cybercrime forum Marketplace A, which specialized in stolen credit card data and website logins.

Demers' position is one of the most powerful cyber-related perches in the U.S. government.

The episode exemplifies how cybercriminal groups can evolve and, drawing on old hacking tools, haunt U.S. organizations for years to come.

The malicious code has been used to defraud countless people while infecting tens of millions of computers worldwide.

The facility serves Ellsworth County, a county of about 6,100 people in central Kansas.

It’s an accusation that U.S. government officials and security researchers have more often leveled at Russia.

Two suspected members of the Team Xecuter organization are in custody, prosecutors say.

“Whatever it is that’s going to cause maximum impact on the adversary, that’s what the goal is,” the FBI's Tonya Ugoretz told CyberScoop.

The aggressive crackdown on Iranian hacking this week has been a coordinated effort across multiple U.S. government agencies.

The charges come amid a flurry of Justice Department activity.