US blacklists Russian research institute over dangerous Triton malware

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The malware was used to target a petrochemical facility in the Saudi Arabia in 2017

The US Treasury said on Friday that it was imposing sanctions against a Russian research centre for its role in creating customised tools that enable Russian cyber actors to target and manipulate s...

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