US charges Russian officials, hackers in mass Yahoo breach

WASHINGTON — The United States announced charges Wednesday against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers, accusing them of a mega data breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts.The hack targeted the email accounts of Russian and U.S. officials, Russian journalists, and employees of financial services and other businesses, officials said."We will not allow individuals, groups, nation states or a combination of them to compromise the privacy of our citiz