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Russian Extradited for 2016–17 Excel Malware Campaign Hitting 80K Freelancers

2026-09-02 15:05 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #malware#law-enforcement#phishing
  • Engineer — Skip
  • SOC/IR — Learn: Decade-old campaign with no current exploitation or IOCs; useful as historical context for malicious-attachment lure tradecraft but yields no actionable detection work today.
  • Leader — Learn: Demonstrates ongoing DoJ extradition efforts against cybercrime actors; no immediate vendor exposure or board-level risk action required given the 2016–17 vintage of the campaign.
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