Russian Spy Agencies Reportedly Using Phishing Attacks

Russian spy agencies are using deep knowledge about foreign and domestic opponents, reporters and human rights groups to target them with well-crafted phishing attacks, in some cases successfully, according to the groups and security researchers. Reports published by digital rights group Access Now and Canadian research nonprofit Citizen Lab include samples of the emails sent during the past two years to targets such as Russian rights organization First Department, which represents Russians accused of treason or espionage.