This looks like a very, very big deal.
The FBI just shut down a massive global malware operation that the Kremlin has been using, at least since 2004 (!), to steal information from hundreds of computers in at least 50 countries.
Click the link at the end to read the rule 41 affidavit, which goes into great technical detail about how the Kremlin's malware worked, and how the FBI killed it. It's like a spy novel for computer geeks.
#FBI #DOJ #InfoSec #NationalSecurity
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-court-authorized-disruption-snake-malware-network-controlled
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2023-05-09 23:24:44
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