Editor's Pick: Microsoft Exposes Russian Cyberattacks on Phones, Printers, Video Decoders

Microsoft Exposes Russian Cyberattacks on Phones, Printers, Video Decoders

John P. Mello Jr. Aug 7, 2019 3:25 AM PT
	The Russian hacking group known for stealing sensitive emails from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential election season has been cracking into printers, phones and video decoders to gain access to corporate networks, the Microsoft Security Response Center Team reported. The group is known by a number of names including "Strontium," "Fancy Bear" and "APT 28." [More...]

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