Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has intercepted hacking attempts by Russian military spies aimed at breaching Ukrainian, European Union and US targets.
In a blog post, the tech firm said that a group called “Strontium” is using seven Internet domains in the European Union and the United States as part of an effort to spy on government bodies and think tanks as well as Ukrainian institutions such as the media. Was. Organization.
Microsoft did not identify any of the targets by name.
Strontium is Microsoft’s nickname for a group that others often call the fancy bears or APT28 — a hacking squad affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence agency.
The Russian embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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Ukraine has been plagued by hacking attempts since the Russian military invaded the country in February.
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