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APT28 hack into SPD party’s systems, target executives.

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The German authorities stated that the APT28 campaign began in late December 2022, when the Russian military intelligence-linked group targeted the SPD party headquarters. The attacks were part of a broader campaign that had been exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Windows since at least March 2022, enabling the attackers to conduct cyberespionage. The campaign continued into 2023, targeting German organizations, including entities in the logistics, defence, aerospace and IT sectors. German authorities subsequently attributed the attacks to APT28 and Russia’s GRU, and said that the investigation had benefited from cooperation between German and international authorities as well as the affected organizations.

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Countries
Germany
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Official

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    The German authorities stated that the APT28 campaign began in late December 2022, when the Russian military intelligence-linked group targeted the SPD party headquarters. The attacks were part of a broader campaign that had been exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Windows since at least March 2022, enabling the attackers to conduct cyberespionage. The campaign continued into 2023, targeting German organizations, including entities in the logistics, defence, aerospace and IT sectors. German authorities subsequently attributed the attacks to APT28 and Russia’s GRU, and said that the investigation had benefited from cooperation between German and international authorities as well as the affected organizations.