Microsoft alleged that a hacking group Fancy Bear has created fake websites, which is being taken down. It is believed that the group was planning to employ phishing attacks to disrupt the midterm election in the US. The target was the rightwingers and everybody who were not happy with Donald Trump. The hackers are also said to be focusing on the Hudson Institute, a moderate research organization with its base camp in Washington, D.C., and additionally the International Republican Institute. Think tanks think that Russia manipulated the Trump campaign to put him in the White House. They even claim how Trump was insecure about his narrow win over Clinton, which was a sign that Trump was not expecting this result.”]
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