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U.S. financial markets, public companies are a growing target for Russian hackers

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65% Informative

Russian entrepreneur Vladislav Klyushin 's cybersecurity firm M-13 was a front for hackers to steal U.S. corporate earnings reports.

Hackers then traded stocks of well-known American companies like Tesla , Skechers, Snapchat and Roku .

While reporting the story, CNBC 's Eamon Javers received a tip that led him to a former high-ranking Russian spy.

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56

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48

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43

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formal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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