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Microsoft: Russian Hackers Targeting Conservative Think Tanks

HeadlineAug 21, 2018

Microsoft says hackers linked to the Russian military intelligence unit that allegedly sought to sway the 2016 U.S. election are now targeting conservative U.S. think tanks that have broken with Trump and are seeking U.S. sanctions against Russia or exposing Russia’s human rights abuses. Microsoft says the hackers have created websites in which users believe they are clicking through links managed by the conservative think tanks the Hudson Institute or the International Republican Institute, but that actually secretly redirect users to sites that steal their passwords or other personal information.

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