![]() ![]() In this undated handout photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office, Russian national Maria Butina is seen in a booking photo in Alexandria, Virginia. The group also advises other nonprofits on cybersecurity. It was carried out for the nonprofit group Internews, which works extensively with the US government to bolster the free flow of information in dangerous parts of the world and has drawn Russian ire with some of its programs in Russia and neighboring countries. In fact, the Russians previously had in their sights at least two of the groups that she and other students interacted with.īutina participated in the project under the tutelage of a respected professor who advised the State Department on cybersecurity matters. ![]() It was information that could help the groups plug important vulnerabilities, but also would be of interest to the Russian government. ![]() WASHINGTON (AP) - A year before federal prosecutors accused Maria Butina of operating as a secret agent for the Russian government, she was a graduate student at American University working on a sensitive project involving cybersecurity.īutina's college assignment called for her to gather information on the cyberdefenses of US nonprofit organizations that champion media freedom and human rights, The Associated Press has learned. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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