{"id":53921,"date":"2016-08-02T16:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53921"},"modified":"2016-08-02T16:54:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T16:54:19","slug":"russians-now-victims-cyber-espionage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/russians-now-victims-cyber-espionage\/","title":{"rendered":"Russians Are Now Victims of Cyber Espionage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A targeted attack recently hit Russian military networks and other crucial infrastructures&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3102235\/spies-planted-malware-on-critical-infrastructure-russian-security-service-says.html\">PC World<\/a> reported a cyber espionage attack took place recently against Russia.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3102235\/spies-planted-malware-on-critical-infrastructure-russian-security-service-says.html\">Russian Federal Security Service<\/a> 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