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Russian Hackers Silently Hit Government Targets for Years

17

Oct

2019

Also known as the Dukes, CozyDuke, and Cozy Bear, the state-sponsored group has been active for over a decade and is believed to have been involved in the 2016 attacks against the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the formal governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party. The hackers are believed to have attempted another infiltration into […]

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NSA Document Outlining Russian Attempts to Hack Voter Rolls

12

Jun

2017

This week brought new public evidence about Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Monday, the Intercept published a top-secret National Security Agency document describing Russian hacking attempts against the US election system. While the attacks seem more exploratory than operational, they further illustrate the real threats and vulnerabilities facing our elections, and they point to solutions.

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Email dump hits French candidate Macron ahead of election

08

May

2017

Another political campaign has been hit by an email dump. This time, the target is French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. On Friday, his campaign said a massive and coordinated hack had breached the email inboxes of several staffers. This came after a mysterious user named “EMLEAKS” apparently dumped the stolen data through torrent files on text storage site Pastebin.

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