Hackers Launch Global Cyberattack on Over 150 Government Agencies.
According to Microsoft, the group, referred to as "Nobelium," targeted 3,000 email accounts at various government agencies, think tanks and other organizations.
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Microsoft believes the hackers are part of the same Russian group responsible for last year's devastating attack on SolarWinds.
In that attack at least nine US federal agencies and 100 companies were targeted.
At least a quarter of the targets of this week's attacks were involved in international development, humanitarian and human rights work across at least 24 countries.
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These attacks appear to be a continuation of multiple efforts by Nobelium to target government agencies involved in foreign policy as part of intelligence gathering efforts, Microsoft via blog post