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United States has reportedly dismantled a Russian botnet that hacked millions of devices
The US Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands…
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A Russian Botnet Is Attacking The Secret Internet For Criminals - And No One Knows Why
Typically, it is fairly clear what the purpose of malware is, such as banking, clickfraud, ransomwa…
Jim Edwards
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Facebook and Twitter are becoming a 'red-hot' focus of Mueller's Russia investigation
Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters last we…
Natasha Bertrand
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Evidence is mounting that Russia took 4 clear paths to meddle in the US election
Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, worked to advance Russian interests for over a dec…
Sonam Sheth,Natasha Bertrand
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A Mexican presidential campaign blamed Russia and China for a cyberattack, but a bigger online threat is closer to home
The coalition backing Anaya's candidacy said after the debate that the traffic responsible for brin…
Christopher Woody
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Opposition research firm behind Trump-Russia dossier now says it didn't give it to BuzzFeed
Fusion GPS was therefore not the only entity with access to the dossier. The document even made its…
Natasha Bertrand
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A former FBI agent suggested a dramatic new approach to countering Russia - but it carries big risks
The New York Times' Andrew Kramer reported on the phenomenon in December, writing that "for more th…
Natasha Bertrand
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Hacker Who Stole $100 Million Lives Happily In Luxury, In Russia
But USA Today has an enlightening story on the scale of Slavik's operations: His botnets took up to…
Jim Edwards
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Hackers In Russia Have Stolen More Than A Billion Usernames And Passwords
These attacks are said to have ranged from small websites to large companies, and websites inside R…
Lisa Eadicicco
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Online gamers and shoppers beware — you’re the biggest target for hackers after financial services
Gaming and consumer goods are the top two targets for unique distributed denial-of-service (DDoS…
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The Russian government may be protecting the creator of the world's most infamous malware
"We could speculate that due to this part of his work he had obtained a level of protection, and wa…
Alastair Stevenson
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Top senator: Russian Facebook ads were 'just the tip of the iceberg'
But Facebook's chief security officer, Alex Stamos, said in a statement Wednesday that after a mont…
Natasha Bertrand
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Microsoft Busted A Major Cybercrime Ring
The two companies said they conservatively estimate that the Bamital botnet generated at least $1 m…
Reuters
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The FBI is offering $4.2m for info on the creator of the world's most infamous malware
However, the use of Zeus subsequently dropped in June 2014, after a coordinated strike by law enfor…
Alastair Stevenson
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Victims paid more than $24 million to ransomware criminals in 2015 - and that's just the beginning
The DHS report also cites ransomware cases investigated by the Multi-State Information Sharing &…
Dan Turkel
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5 facts that explain cyber warfare
That number is only set to grow: an estimated 10 to 15 percent of home computers globally are alrea…
Ian Bremmer, TIME
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Sorry, But That 'Chinese' Hacking Report Proves Nothing
It's become a self-fulfilling prophecy over the years. We look for China to be the villan through g…
Adam Taylor
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Why The Spammers Are Winning
Spending years immersed in spam has given Brunton, who is 32, a degree of sympathy for spammers. "I…