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Russian hackers targeting U.S. officials ahead of election, Microsoft warns
- Microsoft warned that Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has targeted U.S. officials with phishing emails before the election.
- Thousands of phishing emails were sent to over 100 organizations, as detected by Microsoft.
- The hackers are linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service and have been active since 2018, with a likely goal of intelligence collection.
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Microsoft issues warning for ongoing Russia-affiliated spear-phishing campaign
Midnight Blizzard, the same threat actor behind the SolarWinds attacks, has recently sent out thousands of spear-phishing emails to collect information, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft representatives have been recording the activation of phishing emails since October 22. Letters were sent to thousands of recipients in more than 100 organizations.
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