Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says the groundwork for an attack against the Senate began last summer. It says the attackers have been using infrastructure that’s been tied to attacks launched in 2016 and 2017 by the cyber espionage group known as Fancy Bear, aka APT28, Group 74, Pawn Storm, Sofacy, Strontium and Tsar Team. The Senate minority staffers have released a report warning that Russia will likely attempt to disrupt 2018 and 2020 U.S. elections. Many information security experts believe Fancy Bear is tied to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/fancy-bear-targets-us-senate-security-researchers-warn-a-10586