Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Microsoft claims to have blocked Russian spies' hacking attempts
By Basit Ansari
<p>Microsoft announced on Thursday that it had blocked Russian military operatives' attempts to hack into Ukrainian, European Union, and American targets. The software firm claimed in a blog post that a group it called "Strontium" was using seven internet domains to spy on government bodies. Strontium is Microsoft's codename for a hacker squad affiliated to Russia's military intelligence organisation, also known as Fancy Bear or APT28.</p>
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