Russian government behind cyber attacks, says security group

FINANCIAL TIMES: …Russian state-backed cyber spies are behind co-ordinated, sophisticated digital attacks in the past two years against sensitive political and military targets, including Nato, the EU and government ministries, according to a security analyst…

ATP28 is far more sophisticated and covert than China’s hackers in its activities, according to FireEye…

“ATP28’s characteristics – their targeting, malware, language and working hours – have led us to conclude that we are tracking a focused, longstanding espionage effort. Given the available data, we assess that ATP28’s work is sponsored by the Russian government,” the report says… (more)

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