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Google disrupts cybercrime web infecting 1 mn devices

Google disrupts cybercrime web infecting 1 mn devices

WASHINGTON, Dec 7, 2021 (AFP) – Google said Tuesday it has moved to shut down a network of about one million highjacked electronic devices used worldwide to commit online crimes, while also suing Russia-based hackers the tech giant claimed were responsible. The so-called botnet of infected devices, which was also used to surreptitiously mine bitcoin, was … Read more