Summary
- Hackers linked to Russian intelligence targeted former military and intelligence officials, journalists, and civil society groups
- The group, known as Star Blizzard, used sophisticated tactics like spear phishing to steal information
- Microsoft and U.S. authorities took action to seize more than 100 website domain names associated with Star Blizzard
- Russian government expected to continue deploying hacking and cyberattacks against the U.S. and its allies