Hacker who tried to extort Tesla pleads guilty
Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov could now face a lighter sentence.
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Tesla worked with the FBI to block a million dollar ransomware attack
A Russian citizen offered a Tesla employee $1 million to deliver the malware.
Russian hacker behind an elite crime forum pleads guilty to multiple charges
He faces up to 15 years in prison.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
DOJ charges two Russians with using malware to steal millions
Officials are offering a $5 million reward for info leading to an arrest.
US sanctions two Russians for meddling in 2018 midterm elections
They were working with the notorious International Research Agency.
Alphabet subsidiary Jigsaw paid a Russian troll to spread disinformation
The experiment was meant to prove how easy it is to hire digital henchmen.
Russian spam accounts are still a big problem for Reddit
At least 89 subs have been targeted by Russian propaganda.
Americans fear they can’t identify social media bots
Only 66 percent have ever heard of social media bots.
Reality Winner will plead guilty for leaking NSA election hacking info
The leaked documents revealed Russian hack attempts on US voting systems.
Facebook will alert you if you liked a fake Russian account
The company plans to roll out a new transparency tool by the end of 2017.
Google urges FEC to adopt more specific rules for political ads
Google pushes for guidance around ads about hot-button issues as well as those for candidates.
Senator wants more details on Russian Twitter and Facebook accounts
Feinstein specifically wants to see the content and correspondence with those accounts.
Russian hackers targeted Clinton's email before the elections
Also, Kremlin apparently employed over 1,000 people to create fake anti-Clinton stories.
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