Hackers linked with Russian military intelligence are exploiting Exim mail transfer agent bug to target US organisations, NSA warns

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The particular group is referred to as "Sandworm" in cyber security community

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a cyber security advisory warning American organisations of a Russian hacking campaign exploiting a bug in commonly used email software to target pr...

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