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Exclusive: FBI Seizes Control of Russian Botnet

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The FBI operation targets a piece of sophisticated malware linked to the same Russian hacking group that hit the Democratic National Committee in 2016.

Kevin Poulsen
Kevin Poulsen 

Sr. National Security Correspondent

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Kevin Poulsen

Kevin Poulsen

Sr. National Security Correspondent

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