Following the US election, Russian hackers suspected of breaching the Democratic Party’s systems have reportedly launched phishing attacks on US political think-tanks and NGOs. The emails were sent to a number of US-based think tanks including those affiliated with George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, which has been accused by some critics of being an arm of Russia. Cybersecurity firm AlienVault believes the hackers are rushing to gain a clear insight as to what is going on in Washington after the surprise election of Donald Trump.
Following the US election, Russian hackers suspected of breaching the Democratic Party’s systems have reportedly launched phishing attacks on US political think-tanks and NGOs. The emails contained startling headlines which linked to compromised MS Office Word or Excel documents. Cybersecurity firm AlienVault believes the hackers are rushing to gain a clear insight as to what is going on in Washington after the surprise election of Donald Trump.