Fancy Bear, the same hacking group that is believed to be behind some of the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee , targeted The Aspen Institute and The German Marshall Fund of the United States,
Microsoft (MSFT) said. The German Council on Foreign Relations was also targeted.
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“We’ve seen and continue to see efforts by nation-states and others to influence elections in democracies around the world including in Europe,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president of customer trust and security, said in a blog post.
“These attacks are not limited to campaigns themselves but often extend to think tanks and non-profit organizations working on topics related to democracy, electoral integrity, and public policy and that are often in contact with government officials,” he added.
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