Microsoft Says Russian Operation Targeted U.S. Conservative Groups As Midterms Loom
Six phony websites were created by hackers linked with Russian intelligence and blamed for 2016 election interference, the company says. They allegedly targeted the Senate and two think tanks.
Updated at 11:44 a.m. ET
A familiar cyberattack suspect linked with the Russian intelligence service has resurfaced in the months leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, according to Microsoft. The tech giant announced overnight that last week it executed a court order to disrupt six fraudulent websites set up by a hacker group known by many names — most often APT28, but also Fancy Bear or Strontium, among others.
The unit has been associated with the and blamed for a raft of across the world in recent years — including of the Democratic National Committee's network during
