22-12-2016 06:34 via news.yahoo.com

Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android implant: report

By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016, according to a new report released Thursday. The malware was able to retrieve communications and some locational data from infected devices, intelligence that would have likely been used to strike again
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