US agencies successfully disrupt Russian cyber espionage operations.

The FBI has disabled a suite of malicious software used by Russian spies, according to senior law enforcement officials. The malware, known as Snake, was wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed number of American computers. The FSB spies behind the malware are part of a notorious hacking group tracked by the private sector and known as "Turla." The FBI relied on existing search warrant authorities to remotely access the Russian malicious program within victim networks in the US and sever its connections.