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What We Know About The Apparent Russian Hack Exploiting A U.S. Aid Agency

News of the attack, which targets emails made to look like they came from USAID, comes less than three weeks before President Biden is slated to hold a summit with President Vladimir Putin.
Hackers used USAID's email marketing account to send messages that looked legitimate — but links in the email exposed recipients to malicious software, Microsoft says.
Updated May 28, 2021 at 12:50 PM ET

The same Russian hackers who carried out the SolarWinds attack and other malicious campaigns have now attacked groups involved in international development, human rights and other issues, according to Microsoft. The company says the breach began with a takeover of an email marketing account used by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

News of the attack comes less than three weeks before President Biden is slated to with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House said earlier this week that Biden wants to

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