The same Russian hackers who hacked the email accounts of Democratic Party officials are behind the recent hacks targeting the Olympic anti-doping agency and a Russian athlete whistleblower, cybersecurity experts told NBC News.
The experts said the hacks are all part of the same covert influence campaign by the Putin regime against the U.S. government, political organizations and other perceived enemies.
ThreatConnect, a group of cybersecurity researchers who investigated the breach, says the “Fancy Bear” hacker group, which is connected to GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, was behind the cyberattacks two weeks ago on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and affiliated Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). For the full article click here
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