Intel Chain

Systems analysis: The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as routers and web cameras. The feds say the four botnets -- named Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad -- are responsible for a series of recent record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks capable of knocking nearly any target offline. Technical indicators suggest this is part of a coordinated campaign. Attribution pending. Source: Krebs on Security

Field report: The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men. The post GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis appeared first on The Intercept . Developing. Source: The Intercept

Russia's Supreme Court has labeled the human rights organization Memorial as "extremist." Experts say this represents a new level of repression in Russia. Source: World | Deutsche Welle