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Documents Reveal New Cyber Threat To Internet-Linked Devices

March 25 2020

Russia

Leaked Russian government documents purport to show that Moscow has developed a new suite of cyber weapons designed to take advantage of the growing number of devices linked to the internet, reports Defense One.

The new botnet tool was revealed in technical documents that provide instructions for the use of a suite of hacking applications dubbed Fonton, Fonton-3D and Fonton-18.

The documents were published by the Digital Revolution group last week. The authenticity of the...

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