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RFE/RL: US electric utility reports malware said to be planted by Russian hackers

Published Dec. 31, 2016 at 9:40 am

People walk along a street during a power outage in the Crimean city of Simferopol on Nov. 23, 2015. (AFP)

A Vermont electric utility said it found on one of its laptop computers a malware code the U.S. government says is used by Russian hackers.