iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Archie Battersbee's mother says her son passed away just over two hours after the artificial ventilation was stoppe
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Microsoft says it thwarted Russian attempts to hack into Ukrainian media
The US tech giant says the group, named 'Strontium', also attempted to attack American and EU targets
US tech giant Microsoft on Friday said that it has disrupted Russian hackers who attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian media organizations.
The spies were attempting to break into Ukrainian, EU and US targets, according to the company. Microsoft attributes the attacks to a group it calls "Strontium", reported DW News.
In a blog post on Microsoft's website, the firm said that a group was using internet domains in an effort to spy on US and EU government bodies and thinktanks, as well as a number of Ukrainian institutions including media organizations. Microsoft did not provide further details on who the targets were, reported DW News.
Microsoft said that it was taking legal and technical action to seize control of domains controlled by Strontium, and had obtained a court order that allowed it to take over seven domains on April 6.
Microsoft used a US court order to disable seven internet domains that a hacking group linked with Russian intelligence was using to try to infiltrate Ukrainian media organizations, reported CNN.
It's the second time this week that a powerful US corporation or government agency has disclosed the use of a court order to target hackers accused of working for Russia's military intelligence directorate, GRU.
The moves reflect US officials' ongoing concerns about potential Russian retaliatory cyberattacks against US targets and a more aggressive strategy to try to thwart state-backed hacking operations.
The Justice Department revealed Wednesday that it had used a court order to disrupt a network of thousands of hacked computers controlled by another GRU-linked hacking group that could have been used in a cyberattack, reported CNN.
ALSO READ:
That network of infected computers, known as a botnet, "was a threat to US businesses, particularly the ones who were compromised, and it required action given the current threat environment," the Justice Department official told reporters.
Following a debate, a majority of the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Moscow from the body's Human Rights Council.
Some 93 members voted in favour of suspending Russia, while 24 voted against it. Another 58 members abstained.
More news from World
China says focus of sea and air joint exercises was on testing the system’s land strike and sea assault capabilities
Accident comes as island struggles with fuel shortages
Mandeep Kaur was found dead after releasing a video on social media explaining how she faced daily beatings, infidelity for 8 years
Moscow, in turn, has accused Ukrainian forces of targeting the facility
Court rejects parents' plea to have their child moved to a hospice for further medical treatment
The rights report listed incidents in which Ukrainian forces appeared to have exposed civilians to danger in 19 towns and villages
UN tracks costs of cereals, vegetable oils, dairy products, meat, sugar