PITTSBURGH — Russian efforts to hack into Westinghouse Electric Co. networks were unsuccessful, thanks in large part to the company's cyber security system and their efforts to work closely with law enforcement throughout the investigation.

The company was one of many targeted by seven Russian intelligence officers indicted by a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania for carrying out cyber attacks against organizations around the world, said Scott Brady, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

While many of these attacks were successful, Brady confirmed the company's statement that no breach occurred, crediting the Westinghouse cyber defense systems and its efforts to notify and work with law enforcement.

“They have a robust cyber security defense in place,” he said. “That's important for any of our corporate partners.”

The attacks against Westinghouse were conducted remotely from Russia, Brady said.

Robert Jones, special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, thanked the company for its cooperation with their investigation, emphasizing how essential interorganizational cooperation is in conducting a successful investigation into cyber crimes.

“Effective resolution depends on early identification,” he said.

The seven indicted Russian officers are each charged with computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

The defendants include Aleksei Sergeyevich Morenets, 41, Evgenii Mikhaylovich Serebriakov, 37, Ivan Sergeyevich Yermakov, 32, Artem Andreyevich Malyshev, 30, and Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin, 27, who were each assigned to Military Unit 26165, and Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov, 46, and Alexey Valerevich Minin, 46, who were also GRU officers.

All are Russian nationals and residents, according to the release.

None of the seven are in custody, Brady said, and all are currently believed to be in Russia.

Yermakov faced additional charges of wire fraud for his attempts to hack into the Westinghouse network, sending spearphishing emails to specific employees to get their login information and ultimately use that to gain access to Westinghouse networks, Brady said.

While none of the defendants are in custody, Brady said the Department of Justice ultimately hopes to bring them back for trial and get a conviction.

“We at the Department of Justice are not satisfied with merely exposing the conduct that's the subject of this indictment,” he said. “Our goal is the same in every case that we charge: we seek to arrest those that broke the law bring them back to Pittsburgh have them stand trial and ultimately put them in jail.”

In the meantime, Jones said these indictments are significant because they have resulted in travel restrictions on some of the defendants and have sent a message of deterrence to would-be cyber criminals.

“The signal has been sent that this type of behavior will not be tolerated,” he said.

While the DOJ continues to pursue the case, Brady said is it important for businesses and organizations to prepare for potential cyber attacks.

“My advice to other businesses is certainly have a robust cyber security system in place, talk to law enforcement, use us as a resource,” he said. “We view our charge is to protect our entire community, not only individuals but also our core community. And so were happy to engage proactively before breaches occur, but certainly if there are penetration attempts or breaches, call us right away, allow us to engage and come up with solutions.”