A spokesperson for the German Council on Foreign Relations confirmed that the organization was “the target of cyber attacks during a limited period on the past year.”
“This is an ongoing investigation upon which we cannot comment further at this time,” the spokesperson told CNBC, adding that the think tank had been implementing “a range of measure(s)” to counter further risks.
The Aspen Institute and The German Marshall Fund did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
Microsoft said while it is still investigating the sources of those attacks, the company is “confident” many of them originated from a group it calls Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear. The group, which has been linked to Russia, was reportedly behind the Democratic National Committee hack before the 2016 presidential elections in the U.S.
“The attacks occurred between September and December 2018. We quickly notified each of these organizations when we discovered they were targeted so they could take steps to secure their systems, and we took a variety of technical measures to protect customers from these attacks,” Microsoft said.
The company said it will be offering the Microsoft AccountGuard cybersecurity service in 12 additional European markets from Wednesday, including France, Germany and Sweden. The service is provided to all political candidates, parties and campaign offices at no extra cost, the company said.
European parliamentary elections are due to begin later this year.
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