Security News > 2016 > November > Microsoft Says Russian APT Group Behind Zero-Day Attacks (Threatpost)

2016-11-01 21:50
Microsoft said Russian APT group Sofacy, which has ties to the country’s military intelligence operations, has been using Windows kernel and Adobe Flash zero day vulnerabilities in targeted attacks.
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