Microsoft warns Cyber attacks on people and organizationsrelated to the US election campaign. John Hultquist, Senior Director of Analysis at Mandiant Threat Intelligence, is particularly concerned about the aggressive campaigns of the Russian military intelligence service.
“Political cyber espionage activities have in common that they target political organizations, because parties and campaigns are good sources of information about planned politics. The APT28 hacker group has a unique history that raises fears that devastating activities and information campaigns may be launched upon us.
Russian military intelligence service regularly violates international norms
In addition to the hacking campaign during the 2016 US election, Russian military intelligence carried out many of the most brazen and aggressive cyber attacks known - including the economically devastating NotPetya attacks and the attempted disruption of the Pyeongchang Olympics. The Russian military intelligence service regularly violates international norms and has not been deterred by charges and other attempts to stop its malicious activities. "
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