The Russian hackers who launched a cyber attack against the Democratic National Committee earlier this year used a malicious software similar to that used to target the Ukrainian military, computer security experts determined.
CrowdStrike, the California-based cyber security firm that investigated the DNC hacks, said in a report released Thursday the malware used in the political breaches was a “variant” of software used by the Russian military to locate and kill Ukrainian troops who were fighting Russian-backed separatists, the Wall Street Journal reported.
CrowdStrike determined the software used against the Ukrainian military was created by hacking group Fancy Bear, which U.S. officials …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
