FBI takes down Russian computer malware network that attacked NATO nations, journalists

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55% : Snake's targeted capacities fed Russian intelligence huge amounts of information until U.S. law enforcement took down the network, the Justice Department said.
48% : Turla's malware was able to operate effectively undetected by victims for nearly two decades, even as federal law enforcement monitored and pursued the Russian intelligence unit behind Snake, the Justice Department said.
46% : The department said Snake was Russia's "premier long-term cyberespionage malware" and disrupting it was part of an effort by U.S. law enforcement to protect victims around the world.
45% :"Through a high-tech operation that turned Russian malware against itself, U.S. law enforcement has neutralized one of Russia's most sophisticated cyber-espionage tools, used for two decades to advance Russia's authoritarian objectives," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement.

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