Russian-Linked Hackers Target UK Defense Ministry Posing as Journalists

Russian-linked hackers targeted personnel from the UK Ministry of Defense in a spying operation by posing as journalists, according to a Sky News report on May 29, citing the British government. The attack was detected and neutralized, the government said. UK Defense Minister John Healey revealed the incident during a briefing with journalists at a government facility where a team had disrupted the Russia-backed operation.