Security researchers find evidence of politically motivated botnet DOS attacks that appear to be tied to recent Russian and Ukrainian electionsAs the United States’ presidential candidates pinball their way across New Hampshire on the day of the state’s closely watched primary elections, a new form of grassroots activism appears to be taking root across the Atlantic, in Eastern Europe, that melds dirty pool tactics with the cutting edge of malware technology.
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