Russia want to control the internet in occupied Ukraine to feed the population disinformation — and to prevent Ukrainians from sharing video of Russian troops with Ukrainian…

The company said it is in the process of bringing systems back online.

The gang's allegedly responsible for extorting more than 50 companies across Europe and the U.S. for more than $1 million.

The group is best known for targeting emails associated with former President Trump's re-election effort.

"VPN servers are entry points into protected networks, making them attractive targets," said an NSA official.

Despite all the attention on ransomware gangs based in Russia, Chinese state-backed hacking remains a formidable threat to U.S. interests.

Police have seized VPN technologies before.

The research shows the limits of the cyber industry’s knowledge of Tehran-linked hacking against those who often bear the brunt of it.

The U.S. government has also been affected.

The malware in questions bear similarities to another hacking tool named after the popular cartoon.