{"id":59835,"date":"2018-11-19T09:45:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=59835"},"modified":"2018-11-19T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:45:38","slug":"russian-hackers-target-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/russian-hackers-target-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Hackers Impersonate U.S. Officials In Cyber Attack Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>U.S. Government Targeted by Russian Hackers<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"imageMedia leadmedia-story full\"><span class=\"leadimage-caption\">On November 14, 2018, a Russian hacking group known as APT29 or Cozy Bear, sent out emails impersonating State Department public affairs specialist Susan Stevenson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"imageMedia leadmedia-story full\"><span class=\"leadimage-caption\">The email included a malicious document, claiming to be from State Department official Heather Nauert.\u00a0 The end goal of 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