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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: Hacking The Hackers: FBI Drops The Hammer
Description: It's been a busy week for Federal law enforcement, which both brought down a huge Russian cybercrime botnet, and also indicted multiple Russian cyber criminals for spreading malware and ransomware that resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from victims worldwide.
The indictments out of three different jurisdictions; Northern Ohio, Middle Tennessee, and the Southern District of California, allege the defendants used Trickbot malware and Conti
ransomware to attack hospitals, schools, businesses, local governments, financial institutions, and even police departments.
In a press release issued Thursday, September 7, U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko for the Northern District of...