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Microsoft says Russian APT28 espionage group hit Democratic Institutions in Europe

February 21, 2019

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Microsoft says Russian APT28 group carried out multiple cyberattacks on democratic institutions in Europe between September and December 2018.

Microsoft revealed that hackers belonging to the cyber espionage group APT28 (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) launched several attacks on democratic institutions in Europe between September and December 2018.

The tech giant revealed that 104 accounts belonging to organization employees in Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Serbia, were hit by Russian cyber spied cyber-espionage group APT28.

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