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Title: Russia's Fancy Bear Attacks Microsoft, Adobe as Election Nears
Post by: HCK on November 05, 2016, 04:05:17 pm
Russia's Fancy Bear Attacks Microsoft, Adobe as Election Nears

Microsoft earlier this week said it had fallen victim to "Strontium," its code name for the Russian hacking group also known as "Fancy Bear," which has been linked to recent attacks on Democratic Party systems. The group launched a spear phishing attack that targeted vulnerabilities in both the Windows operating system and Adobe Flash, according to Microsoft EVP Terry Myerson.

Source: Russia's Fancy Bear Attacks Microsoft, Adobe as Election Nears (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84059.html?rss=1)