Russian hackers posed as ISIS to threaten US soldiers' families: report

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Russian hackers posed as ISIS to threaten US soldiers' families: report
Olivia Beavers

Russian hackers appear to have issued menacing threats to a handful of U.S. soldiers's families while masquerading as Islamic State militants, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.

The news wire reported that it found "evidence" that the same Russian hacking group that sought to interfere in the 2016 presidential election also went after at least five military wives while posing as jihadists.

These women received death threats from a group called the CyberCaliphate, a hacking group that has been previously linked to a well-known and active Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear and APT28.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/russian-hackers-posed-as-isis-to-threaten-us-soldiers-families-report/ar-AAwXxEV