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A cyber criminal indicted in the US has been accused of working with Russian intelligence to steal classified government documents, according to a senior official at the US Treasury.The man was one of two suspects in Russia indicted by the US on Thursday for their part in developing the Dridex banking malware which has stolen millions from victims in the West. Victim organisations in more than 40 countries were hit by the Dridex malware, which allowed the alleged criminals to steal more than $ 100m (£76m) in one hacking campaign dating back to 2011.Maksim Yakubets is accused of being the leader of the hacking group calling itself "Evil Corp" while Igor Turashev has been accused of being one of the group's key administrators. Image: Russian cyber...

Shares in Just Eat have plunged by 14% after it slumped into the red thanks to a £180m hit from its Australia and New Zealand operations and warned of higher investment across the group.The fast-expanding takeaway delivery platform reported a £76m loss for 2017, compared to a £91m profit the year before.It also said it would ramp up spending in 2018 in the face of intensifying competition, resulting in an earnings outlook lower than markets have been forecasting.Chief executive Peter Plumb hailed the wider success of the group's performance, saying it enjoyed a record year with 21.5 million customers ordering 172 million takeaways around the world.In the UK, it saw its highest single day of orders in December on the night of the X Factor final, when more than 500,000 were processed.Group r...

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Cyber criminal ‘stole £76m while working for Russian intelligence’

Just Eat shares plunge as it slumps to £76m loss