Microsoft has sourced the email phishing campaign to Midnight Blizzard, an infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group also known as Cozy Bear.

Efforts to undermine the 2024 presidential election continue as Microsoft warns that Russian hackers are targeting government officials.

Microsoft has issued a warning about an ongoing spear-phishing campaign by a threat actor called Midnight Blizzard, which US and UK authorities previously linked to Russia's intelligence agency. The company said it discovered that the bad actor has been sending out "highly targeted spear-phishing emails" since at least October 22 and that it believes the operation's goal is to collect intelligence.

Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has been sending out highly targeted phishing emails to U.S. individuals working in government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft warned on Oct.

We are witnessing a coordinated effort by state-sponsored actors to undermine our democratic institutions,” asserts a Microsoft cybersecurity spokesperson in a critical alert issued on October 29. In a disturbing revelation that underscores the escalating cyber tensions between the United States and Russia,