
On Thursday, technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it had disrupted cyberattacks from Russian military spies targeting Ukrainian media. The spies were purportedly attempting to break into Ukrainian, European and American entities.
In a blog post — Microsoft's Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Tom Burt said that a group named "Strontium" was using seven internet domains to conduct attacks on Ukrainian institutions as well as government bodies and think tanks in the U.S. and the European Union involved in foreign policy.