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US crimefighters shut down botnet used by Russian Fancy Bear hackers

Botnet.

US law enforcement agents have revealed their success in shutting down a malicious botnet used by the notorious Fancy Bear hackers.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a press release its agents conducted a “court-authorized operation” that has neutralized a network of “hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers”.

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