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## Transcript

For years the flaw in Microsoft Windows has reportedly let Russian hackers spy on major european targets this accordingly to cyber intelligence firm iSIGHT PARTNERS among the apparent targets multiple western governments, NATO, the Uranian government, european energy and telecom companies and an american academic institution. The hackers also reportedly targeted participants of this years GlobeSac. A national security conference that host foreign ministers and leaders from around the world. iSight says the hackers used a zero- day vulnerability impacting all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server 2008 and 2012.

They then penetrated foreign computer networks with malicious Powerpoint documents. Opening the documents gave the hackers control of the computers. It's unclear what type of data might have been stolen, but iSight says there's reason to believe the hackers may have been passing the information along to Moscow. The Washington Post quotes iSight Senior Director is saying that this is consistent with espionage activity. All indicators from a targeting and lures perspective would indicate espionage. Espionage with Russian national interests. Eye Sight says although it discovered the bug last month the hacking activity has apparently been going on since 2009.

To address the bug on Tuesday Microsoft will issue a patch for the vulnerability.

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