<ul><li>The US Department of Justice has announced criminal charges against 16 individuals linked to a malware operation known as DanaBot, infecting at least 300,000 machines globally.</li><li>The group, described as 'Russia-based,' includes suspects living in Novosibirsk, Russia, with other suspects named in the indictment or only by their pseudonyms.</li><li>The indictment alleges DanaBot's involvement in criminal hacking for profit, as well as espionage against military, government, and NGO targets.</li><li>The Defense Criminal Investigative Service carried out seizures of DanaBot infrastructure worldwide, including in the US, alongside the criminal charges.</li></ul>

Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying

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