Russian hackers target Republican think tanks critical of Moscow, Microsoft says

Russia’s intelligence agency is ramping up its hacking attempts on U.S. political targets as the Midterm elections get nearer. The hackers’ latest target: conservative think tanks which have broken from President Donald Trump and are seeking continued sanctions against Moscow. In a report posted on Microsoft’s website by company president Brad Smith, Microsoft announced they had taken control of 6 domains via court order that were being set up by Russian hackers to deploy in a spearphishin...