Russian hackers target local internet to spy on embassies in Moscow, Microsoft says (David DiMolfetta – NextGov)

A major Russian cyberespionage unit is attempting to spy on foreign embassies in Moscow by targeting local internet and telecom infrastructure used by diplomatic personnel inside the nation’s capital city, according to findings released Thursday by Microsoft’s threat intelligence arm. The group, dubbed Secret Blizzard, was observed in February deploying a spying program called ApolloShadow inside the systems of local telecom and internet service providers used by embassies, aiming to intercept sensitive intelligence produced by diplomats and other staffers, the report says.

Russian hackers target local internet to spy on embassies in Moscow, Microsoft says – Nextgov/FCW