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NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool

By Christopher Bing on Aug 14, 2020 6:52AM
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool

'Drovorub' used to break into Linux systems.

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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