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US: Russian hackers targeted conservative think-tanks, says Microsoft
August 21, 2018 By Faith Matters

US: Russian hackers targeted conservative think-tanks, says Microsoft

Hackers linked to Russia’s government tried to target the websites of two right-wing U.S. think-tanks, suggesting they were broadening their attacks in the build-up to November elections, Microsoft said. The software giant said it thwarted the attempts last week by taking control of sites that hackers had designed to mimic the pages of The International […]

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police
August 19, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia’s aerial bombing campaign in Syria. The militant group made the claim via the Amaq news agency, which it regularly uses to issue statements, and released a video […]

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