Russian hackers attempted to obtain data on sanctions against Moscow – Ekho Moskvy radio station

The aim was to negotiate with US allies.
attack occurred on April 13, it recorded a US company FireEye, which is engaged in cyber security. Hackers associated with the Russian government and the foreign ministry had intended to crack, leading discussions with the United States regarding the policy of sanctions. This writes Bloomberg, citing informed sources. According to the agency when trying to penetrate the computer systems used previously unknown vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows and Flash of Adobe Systems. However, the attack was stopped before the hackers were able to obtain the required information. Able to detect it due to the fact that the victim of the attack was a client FireEye, but who exactly it was not reported. Group suspected hackers had already attacked NATO servers.
According Bloomberg, this is the group of cybercriminals, who are known for their “advanced attacks” using malware.
Adobe and Microsoft, in turn, reported on the work on improving their security systems.