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‘Sloppy tradecraft’: How Russia’s elite hit squad was foiled by Google Translate slip-up

Helen Wright
 14.03.2026, 17:31
The group was busted after FBI read their automatically translated messages on U.S. servers. Photo: Cheng Xin/Getty Images
The group was busted after FBI read their automatically translated messages on U.S. servers. Photo: Cheng Xin/Getty Images

The FBI busted the group after reading automatically translated messages on US servers.