Security News > 2016 > November > Latest Windows zero-day exploited by DNC hackers (Help Net Security)
2016-11-02 17:52
Due to Google’s public release of information about an actively exploited Windows zero-day, Microsoft was forced to offer its own view of things and more information about the attack. The vulnerability is just one part of the attack chain leveraged by the Strontium (aka Fancy Bear, aka APT28) hacker group, which is widely believed to be behind the DNC and John Podesta email hacks, and backed by the Russian government. “This attack campaign, originally identified … More →
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