Russians impersonating US State Dept: researchers

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Russians impersonating US State Dept: researchers

Operation aimed at infecting agencies.

Hackers linked to the Russian government are impersonating US State Department employees in an operation aimed at infecting computers of US government agencies, think tanks and businesses, two cybersecurity firms told Reuters. The operation, which began on Wednesday, suggests Russia is keen to ...

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