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| A Russian hacking group tried to infiltrate the Democratic Party |
Earlier this year, a Russian hacker organization was accused of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, targeting emails of Democrats in Indiana and California and influential research centers in Washington and New York, according to Reuters. .
It appears that these attempts were unsuccessful and were monitored by Microsoft. The goals of the Russian hacker group (Fancy Bear) are the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for American Progress.
The Russian Embassy in Washington stated that it would not interfere in the internal affairs of the United States and deny any association with the (Fancy Bear) organization by describing the prosecution with false information.
Fancy Bear is in contact with the Russian Military Intelligence Agency (GRU).
In 2018, the Justice Ministry charged 12 members of the Russian Military Intelligence Service with violating the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
Fancy Bear has also been linked to the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and then-Clinton campaign leader John Podesta (John Podesta).
Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, WikiLeaks released hacked emails that negatively affected the Clinton campaign.
Despite US intelligence claims that the Russian government was behind the hacking attacks, President Trump has repeatedly expressed doubts about Russia's interference.
Microsoft said in a security report released last month: (Fancy Bear) - also known as strontium - is looking for targets related to the upcoming presidential election.
According to Microsoft, most of the attacks have failed. According to earlier reports from Reuters, hackers have targeted PR firms running for the presidency alongside Biden and other prominent Democrats.
Joe Biden's campaign said a foreign actor attempted to hack into the inactive email accounts of people associated with the movement, but to no avail.
According to network security firm FireEye, Russian hacking organizations are known to go beyond the usual hacking organizations to get the information you need.
FireEye cautions in a notice to clients that the company's unique history increases the potential for media or other disruptive activities.