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Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has successfully disrupted an effort by Chinese government-sponsored hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure networks using a malware that had hijacked “hundreds” of home and small business routers. Through a court-authorized operation launched last month, U.S. officials say they were able to dismantle the […]

Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of a global network of computers infected by malware that Russia’s state security services have allegedly used for nearly 20 years to steal secrets from the U.S. and NATO allies. The operation — code named “MEDUSA” — aimed to neutralize the so-called “Snake” […]