Security experts say espionage-focused attackers, apparently operating from Russia, have been using phishing e-mails and malware in multi-stage attacks designed to evade detection. Targets have included U.S. government contractors, NATO, European security organizations and governments, they say. FireEye says it’s been tracking advanced persistent threat attacks from the group – which it calls APT28 – since 2007. The group has often focused on amassing “intelligence on defense and geopolitical issues” that would only be useful to a government.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/espionage-hacks-tied-to-russians-a-7487