Cybersecurity
Hacking Spree by Suspected Russians Included U.S. Think Tank
- Cybersecurity firm Volexity found same malicious vulnerability
- Primary goal of think tank attack was to obtain emails
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The suspected Russian hackers behind a global campaign of cyber-attacks that have breached U.S. government agencies also hit an American think tank, according to a cybersecurity firm that has been fighting them off.
For the better part of a year, investigators at Volexity have been battling hackers that they have dubbed “Dark Halo,” according to President Steven Adair. He said the hackers have made three attempts to access emails at one of its customers, a U.S. based think tank, which he declined to name.