Ukraine Blocks a Russian Hack, a Silk Road Arrest, and More Security News This Week

After four months of relative quiet from the special counsel’s office, Robert Mueller Friday indicted a dozen Russians for their role in hacking the DNC, DCCC, and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. It’s unlikely they’ll ever actually get arrested, but it’s safe to say we know a lot more about Russian intelligence than we did last week.

And speaking of Russian intelligence, this week it also became apparent that Facebook gave Russian internet giant Mail.ru a two-week extension on curtailing its invasive data practices back in 2015. Facebook says it hasn’t found any misuse by Mail.ru, but, you know. Not ideal.

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