Microsoft states that a Russian hacking group used four new malware families in recent phishing attacks impersonating the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 150 organizations have been targeted by the same hacking collective that is allegedly responsible for the SolarWinds incident in December.
In a blog post detailing the research, the tech giant said it is in the process of notifying all of its customers who had been attacked by the Nobelium hacking group, which is thought to be backed by the Russian state.
Nobelium is said to have been behind December 2020 s SolarWinds hack, which saw hundreds of companies, as well as nine US governmental agencies, have their networks infiltrated. Although widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Russian government, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has denied any involvement in the incident and has branded the accusations pathetic .
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest cybersecurity breach of a US federal agency that has been attributed to Russia will not impact the upcoming summit between US.