US and UK officials say Russian hackers from the group that interfered in the US presidential election have exploited VPNs to target hundreds of organisations. Photo: Shutterstock
Russian hackers are exploiting VPNs to hijack government and business accounts, US and UK officials say
- The governments said Unit 26165 of Russia’s spy agency has spent the last two years exploiting virtual private networks to target hundreds of organisations
- The unit came into public notoriety in 2018, when a dozen members were arrested for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election
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US and UK officials say Russian hackers from the group that interfered in the US presidential election have exploited VPNs to target hundreds of organisations. Photo: Shutterstock