Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of US midterms
Microsoft said Tuesday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting US political groups ahead of the US midterm elections.
The company said that a hacking group tied to the Russian government created fake internet domains that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute. Three other fake domains were designed to look as if they belonged to the US Senate.
Microsoft didn't offer any further description of the fake sites.
The revelation came just weeks after a similar Microsoft discovery led US Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who is running for re-election, to reveal that Russian hackers tried unsuccessfully to infiltrate her Senate computer network.
