US accuses Russia of hacking to steal sensitive data

The United States has seized 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to hack into government agencies, including the Pentagon and State Department, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

The department in a statement said it had acted concurrently with a Microsoft effort to take down 66 internet domains used by the same actors. The seized domains were used by hackers linked to a unit of the Russian Federation.