FBI Takes Down Elite Russian Hacking Unit and Malware Network.
The FBI disabled the Snake malware, developed and operated by Turla, one of the world's most sophisticated advanced persistent threats (APTs), which has been in use for espionage and sabotage for over two decades. Snake is a highly modular series of pieces that are built on top of a massive peer-to-peer network that covertly links one infected computer with another. The malware has spread to more than 50 countries and infected computers belonging to NATO member governments, a US journalist who has covered Russia, and sectors involving critical infrastructure, communications, and education.