Romania says it stopped Russian cyberattack targeting government emails
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- Romania's intelligence agency reported stopping a Russian state-linked cyber-espionage campaign targeting government emails before data was exfiltrated.
Part of Cyberattacks on government services
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Romania says it stopped Russian cyberattack targeting government emails
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Romania says it stopped Russian cyberattack targeting government emails
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Romania's intelligence agency said it stopped a cyber-espionage campaign by Russian state-linked hackers before the group exfiltrated sensitive data.