Star Blizzard Hits 100+ Organizations With Fake Event Invites

Russian state hackers tracked as Star Blizzard have been using fake event invitations to install a backdoor on Windows machines, Microsoft says. The campaign has hit more than 100 organizations tied to Ukraine since January, mostly in the U.S. and U.K., with at least one computer infected.

• Microsoft attributes the campaign to Russia's Star Blizzard group
• Over 100 organizations in the U.S. and U.K. targeted since January
• Targets are people and organizations tied to Ukraine
• At least one Windows machine infected with a backdoor