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Russia launching more sophisticated phishing attacks, new report finds

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Russian state security agency is launching increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks against US , European and Russian civil society members, according to a new investigation by security researchers.

Researchers say attacks linked to the Russian state are becoming more sophisticated, in both social engineering strategies and technical aspects.

The most common tactic observed involved the threat actor initiating an email exchange with a target masquerading a person the target knows; requesting the target review a document.

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English

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