Russian cyberspies targeted the MH17 crash investigation

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http://www.networkworld.com/article/2996762/russian-cyberspies-targeted-the-mh17-crash-investigation.html

By Lucian Constantin
IDG News Service
Oct 23, 2015

A Russian cyberespionage group that frequently targets government 
institutions from NATO member countries tried to infiltrate the 
international investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 
(MH17).

MH17 was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that crashed in 
eastern Ukraine close to the Russian border on 17 July, 2014. All 283 
passengers and 15 crew members lost their lives.

The Dutch Safety Board led an international investigation into the 
incident and released a final report on Oct. 13, concluding that the 
Boeing 777-200 aircraft was shot down by a warhead launched from a 
Russian-built Buk missile system.

Security researchers from Trend Micro have found evidence that a 
cyberespionage group dubbed Pawn Storm, which has long been suspected to 
have ties to the Russian intelligence services, has targeted the Dutch 
Safety Board before and after the MH17 report was finalized.

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