The FBI alleges Russia hired a 22-year-old Canadian hacker to carry out the Yahoo breach. Karim Baratov’s Facebook and Instagram posts boasted of the million-dollar house he bought in a Toronto suburb. Experts say its possible he or a second hacker might have bragged online about the hack at some point, tipping off U.S. investigators. The Russian government is denying any involvement, calling the allegations a distraction. But if the allegations are true, it does show one example of how Russia is harnessing the power of cybercriminals for spying purposes.”]
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