SolarWinds hackers Nobelium targeting government agencies, NGOs and think tanks

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About 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organisations were targeted in the latest attacks from Nobelium

The cyber actors behind the massive SolarWinds hack identified last year have been targeting government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, and consultants in multiple countries, Microsoft has warned. ...

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