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Fancy Bear Botnet Busted: US Agents Outsmart Russian Hackers with Cyber Sting
In a digital game of cat and mouse, US agents out-hacked Fancy Bear, flipping the script on their botnet. Routers, once pawns in global cyber espionage, are now free from the bear’s digital claws. #CybersecurityWin
Hot Take:
Who knew that taking down a Fancy Bear could be as simple as playing cyber whack-a-mole with malware-infected routers? The DoJ just gave us a masterclass in digital pest control, turning the tables on the hackers by using their own Moobot malware against them. It's a high-tech heist movie plot, minus the popcorn, but with all the satisfaction of watching the bad guys get outsmarted. And let's be real, who doesn't love a good story where the routers are the undercover heroes?
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