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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

April 7, 2022 admin Ars Technica, ASUS, beserk bear, cyclops blink, Dan Goodin, dragonfly 2.0, FBI, federal security service, garantex, german federal criminal police office, gru, hydra market, main intelligence directorate, Ne'er-Do-Well News, NotPetya, ransomware, russian fsb, sandworm, trisis, triton, u.s. department of justice, u.s. department of treasury, voodoo bear, VPNFilter, watchguard, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.