The members of the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, conspired with criminal hackers, according to DOJ officials announcing the charges.
Previously, Yahoo said "state-sponsored" hackers were behind the 2014 breach affecting 500 million accounts.
The suspects are also alleged to have targeted Google accounts.
Hacking was directed at Russian and US government officials, including security, diplomatic and military personnel, according to the DOJ.
The indictment also alleged that 30 million Yahoo accounts were commandeered without authorisation for use in a spam campaign.
"We will not allow individuals, groups, nation states, or a combination of them to compromise the privacy of our citizens, the economic interests of our companies, or the security of our country," said acting attorney general Mary McCord, announcing the charges.
The suspects were named in
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev, 33, a Russian national and FSB officer
Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, 43, a Russian national and FSB officer
Alexsey Alexseyevich Belan, 29, a Russian national and resident
Karim Baratov, 22, a Canadian and Kazakh national and a resident of Canada
Baratov was arrested on 14 March in Canada.
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