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Turnabout or Russian Roulette?

The Russian government has been hacking into the computer systems foreign corporations and governments for a while (including the DNC), but it looks like finally the shoe is on the other foot.

The Bank of Russia, the central bank there, has confirmed that hackers have stolen two billion rubles, the equivalent of US$31 million from commercial banks and their corporate clients in Russia. The hackers also used social media to spread stories questioning the financial security of Russian banks and predicting the collapse of the Russian financial system.

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