https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-apt-abuses-iot-devices-to-infiltrate-corporate-targets/ > A Russian-backed hacking group was observed by Microsoft security researchers while compromising popular IoT devices to gain a foothold within several corporate networks. > The attacks detected by researchers at the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center were attributed to the APT group STRONTIUM (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28), previously connected to a multitude of cyber-espionage campaigns targeting governments around the world, including the Democratic National Committee hack ahead of the 2016 US Presidential Election.