The New York Times said on Tuesday its Moscow bureau was targeted by a cyber attack this month but that there was no evidence the hackers, believed to be Russian, were successful. “We are constantly monitoring our systems with the latest available intelligence and tools,” Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told the newspaper. “Investigators so far believe that Russian intelligence is likely behind the attacks and that Russian hackers are targeting news organizations as part of a broader series of hacks that also have focused on Democratic Party organizations, the officials said. Hackers have also targeted the computer systems of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Republican Party organizations. In 2013, a group of hackers known as the Syrian Electronic Army attacked the Times and other media outlets.

Source: Indian Express August 24, 2016 01:52 UTC