The FBI is investigating whether the attacks are in retaliation to U.S.-imposed sanctions for Russia’s involvement in the battle between the Ukranian government and Kremlin-supported separatists. One of the banks has linked the breach to state-sponsored hackers in Russia, Bloomberg reports. Russian hackers operate within a grey area in which cybercrime is ignored as long as it occurs outside the country and the hackers are willing to conduct government-sponsored campaigns when asked, Trend Micro’s chief cyber-security officer says.”]
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