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(4,221 posts)That is INDEED an act of aggression.
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Cozy Bear: Last year, the group (also known as CozyDuke or APT 29) hacked the White House, State Department and US Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as companies and government agencies in Western Europe, China, Brazil and many other countries. Preferred method: Broadly targeted spearphishing.
Fancy Bear: This group targets defense ministries and military officials in the U.S., Western Europe, Brazil, China, Iran and many other countries, as well as intrusions into the German Bundestag and France's TV5 Monde TV last year. Preferred method: Registering domains that resemble legitimate domains and establishing phishing sites that spoof them.
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