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Russians Prevent Mēris Botnet From Hijacking 45,000 Devices

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Russian cybersecurity firm Rostelecom-Solar reports that it prevented what it believes is the Mēris botnet from an attempted takeover of 45,000 new devices. The company’s president says it also stopped 19 distributed denial-of-service attacks targeting Russia’s remote electronic voting system.

https://www.inforisktoday.co.uk/russians-prevent-meris-botnet-from-hijacking-45000-devices-a-17595
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