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.
The hacker group[ – dubbed ATP28 – is the subject of an analysis released on Wednesday by FireEye, a cyber security company.
The report follows one last year from FireEye subsidiary Mandiant that detailed the activities of a Chinese group dubbed ATP1. Mandiant’s report was followed by the US government announcing criminal charges against a group of Chinese military officers it identified as members of the group.