The Fancy Bear is back on the prowl. Microsoft said the Russian state-backed hacking group has targeted at least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The campaigns mounted by the threat actor — also known by a variety of monikers like APT28, Sofacy, and Strontium — is said to have started on September 16, shortly before reports emerged about possible action by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Russian athletes. The Windows maker said the attacks involved the use of spearphishing, brute force password spraying, exploiting internet-connected devices, and the use…
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