The FBI, working with other countries, disrupted a Russian hacking operation that infiltrated more than 1,000 home and small-business Internet routers in the United States and around the world, the Justice Department announced. Russian intelligence, collaborating with cybercriminals, created a botnet, or a network of private computers infected with malicious software, to spy on military and security organizations and private corporations in countries like the United States.
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