NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool

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NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool
The US National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare public report offering new insight on Russia's arsenal of digital weapons. The NSA and FBI said that Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, ...

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