US Disrupts Russian Military Intelligence Botnet

GRU Hackers Commandeered 'Moobot' for Cyberespionage
The U.S. federal government says it disrupted a criminal botnet that Russian military intelligence had converted into a platform for global cyberespionage. The malware targets Linux-based IoT devices - in this case, routers made by New York manufacturer Ubiquiti.

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