Russian hackers target Ukraine, NATO through Windows

Published October 14, 2014 5:12pm ET



Russian hackers used a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system to spy on the computers of NATO, Ukraine and other political rivals.

According to a report released by cybersecurity firm iSIGHT Partners, a “zero-day” exploit is present in “all supported versions of Microsoft Windows” from Windows Vista onward. The bug allows hackers to remotely execute programs though infected email attachments.

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