US Says It Disrupted Botnets That Infected Over 3 Million Devices Worldwide

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. Justice Department ⁠on Thursday said it took part in an ​operation with Germany and Canada to take down infrastructure used by four ‌major botnets that infected more ‌than 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of thousands ⁠in ⁠the U.S. The malicious networks – Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad …

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Australian Mosque Protesters Heckle PM Albanese Over Israel Stance

SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) – Protesters heckled and ⁠booed ⁠Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on ⁠Friday during a visit to Australia’s largest mosque for Eid ​al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Some in Australia’s ‌Muslim and Jewish communities are angry ‌over a fine line walked by the centre-left government …

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Nexstar to acquire rival broadcast company Tegna in $6.2 billion deal

Nexstar Media will acquire rival broadcast company Tegna for $6.2 billion, according to a joint announcement on Tuesday, another sign of consolidation in an already contracting TV broadcast sector. The transaction, if approved, will bring together two major players in U.S. television, expanding Nexstar’s reach in the U.S. television and local news landscape. Nexstar oversees …

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DOJ says it shut down websites that spread Iranian propaganda, threatened dissidents and took credit for hacks

The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics. The move comes amid fears that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran could expand into cyberattacks. A news agency linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has threatened American tech …

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Minneapolis police chief says video of ICE arrest “pisses me off”

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara shook as he watched video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pulling a woman — a U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment — from her car. The woman, Aliya Rahman, can be heard on video telling ICE officers she’s disabled. Rahman’s lawyer said she was overwhelmed by …

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Trump throws support behind Nexstar-Tegna broadcast deal he once opposed

President Trump reversed course on Saturday and appeared to endorse Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of its rival Tegna. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” the president said in a post on Truth Social, adding that “good deals” like Nexstar’s purchase of Tegna will “help knock out …

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