Russian News Outlet Says It Was Hit by U.S. Military Cyberattack

  • FAN service linked by U.S. to Putin ally says attack failed
  • U.S. attacked Russian troll factory, Washington Post reported
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A Russian media outlet said it was the target of an alleged cyberattack by the U.S. military that “failed completely” to disrupt operations.

The Federal News Agency, or FAN, which the U.S. says is linked to indicted Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in a website statement that the “unprofessional” attack was focused on its English-language media project called USA Really.