The report did not say which militaries had
been targeted in what Google described as "credential phishing
campaigns" launched by a Russian-based group called Coldriver, or
Callisto.
"These campaigns were sent using newly
created Gmail accounts to non-Google accounts, so the success rate of these
campaigns is unknown," the report said.
NATO was not immediately available for
comment on the report.
Russia, which is now under heavy Western
economic sanctions following its decision to invade Ukraine on February 24,
regularly denies accusations of mounting cyber attacks on Western targets.
In 2019, Finnish cybersecurity firm
F-Secure Labs described Callisto as an unidentified and advanced threat actor
"interested in intelligence gathering related to foreign and security
policy" in Europe.
The group also targeted a NATO Centre of Excellence,
Wednesday's Google report said, without elaborating.
In a statement, the centre did not directly
address Google's report but said: "We see malicious cyber activity on a
daily basis." © Reuters
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