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Microsoft ‘disrupts’ attempted hacks by Russian spies
U.S. tech giant Microsoft said on Thursday it had disrupted hacking attempts by Russian military spies to infiltrate Ukrainian, European Union, and American targets, Reuters reported.
In a blog post, the company said a group it nicknamed “Strontium” was using seven internet domains as part of an effort to spy on government bodies and think tanks in the EU and the United States, as well as Ukrainian institutions such as media organizations.
Microsoft did not provide further details on the targets.
Strontium is Microsoft’s moniker for a group others often call Fancy Bear or APT28 – a hacking squad linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency.
Microsoft used a U.S. court order to disable seven internet domains that a hacking group linked with Russian intelligence was using to try to infiltrate Ukrainian media organizations, reported CNN.
Ukraine has been buffeted by hacking attempts since Russian forces invaded the country in February.