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Russian backed hacker group Strontium was targetting Ukrainian institutions including media organisations. It was also targeting government institutions and think tanks in the US and the European Union involved in foreign policy.

San Francisco, April 8 (IANS) Microsoft has blocked and seized web domains belonging to Russian military intelligence-sponsored hacker group called Strontium

Also known as APT28 or Strontium, Fancy Bear is one of the most active APT groups in the world

Microsoft has blocked and seized web domains belonging to Russian military intelligence-sponsored hacker group called Strontium or APT28 that targeted Ukraine, including media outlets.The tech giant obtained a court order that authorised it to ...

Microsoft said it took down an APT28 operation aimed at Ukrainian targets.

Microsoft received a court to take over seven internet domains controlled by Strontium, a cybercriminal organization based in Russia. The company has now seized over 100 domains that were once controlled by Strontium.

Commercial International Bank (CIB) had an ambitious list of goals and concerns when it started on its five-year security strategy towards zero trust. But CIB and its security team were up for the challenge. And IBM Security was ready to support them.

“I’ve never seen it work quite this way, or nearly this fast. We are doing in hours now what, even a few years ago, would have taken weeks or months.” Tom [...]

Microsoft painted the cyber assaults as "highly sophisticated" that used a multitude of techniques, including breaching remote access services and exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched VPN appliances as well as Exchange Server and SharePoint systems to "insert hard-to-detect malware that facilitates intrusion, surveillance and data theft."

Microsoft has disrupted a China-based hacking group that targeted organizations in the US and 28 other countries around the world, Corporate Vice President for