US Takes Down Websites Used by Russian Hackers, DOJ Says

The US government and Microsoft Corp. have seized 107 websites used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies in the US, according to the Department of Justice and the tech giant.

The Justice Department seized 41 internet domains used to commit computer fraud and abuse in the US, while Microsoft seized another 66 under a civil action, they said. The domains were used by a group that Microsoft calls Star Blizzard, which the US and allies say works for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and has been active since at least 2016.

“The Russian government ran this scheme to ...