The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that disrupted a global network of computers compromised by the Russian government’s Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). This network employs the Snake #malware to steal sensitive content from hundreds of computer systems in at least 50 countries.
The “disruption”, coded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), employs a malware technique to destroy malware – effectively issuing commands into this network that caused the Snake malware to overwrite its own vital components. #Karma
The disruption of this malicious network was focused on US-based systems, but the FBI is working with local authorities around the world to assist victims outside the United States. Kudos to the diligent and elegant attack on this scourge, which has dismantled an active FSB operation for over two decades – all via a lawful, court-authorized process. #RuleOfLaw #StudyInContrast
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