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US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read5 · 1 read
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com

The US authorities dismantled the Moobot botnet, which was controlled by the Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28. A court order allowed US authorities to neutralize the Moobot botnet, a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers under the control of the Russia-linked group APT28 . The botnet was used by the Russian state-sponsored hackers to carry out a broad range of attacks.

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