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May 28, 2021 12:54 pm

Microsoft warns of sophisticated Russian email attack targeting government agencies





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Microsoft has raised the alarm over a “sophisticated” ongoing cyberattack believed to be from the same Russia-linked hackers behind the SolarWinds hack. In a blog post, Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, said the attack appears to be targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and NGOs. In total, around 3,000 email accounts are believed to have been targeted across 150 organizations. Victims are spread across upward of 24 countries, but the majority are believed to be in the US.


According to Microsoft, hackers from a threat actor called Nobelium were able to compromise the US Agency for International Development’s account on a marketing service called Constant Contact, allowing...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/28/22458202/microsoft-nobelium-hack-usaid-email-phishing-hacking-target-solarwinds

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