Russian hackers are targeting the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, say security experts.Phishing emails, malware and fake net domains were all being used as attack techniques, said Feike Hacquebord, from security company Trend Micro.The attackers are believed to be part of the same group that targeted the US election.Russia has denied that it is behind attacks aimed at Mr Macron.Digital fingerprintIn a report, Mr Hacquebord said the group behind the ”aggressive” attacks was a collective of Russian hackers known widely as Fancy Bear, APT28 and Pawn Storm.He said the group was using an extensive arsenal of high-tech con tricks to grab the login names, passwords and other credentials of staff aiding Mr Macron’s bid to be the next French president.
Källa: Russian hackers ’target’ presidential candidate Macron – BBC News
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