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"Despite the best efforts of law enforcement to stem the exponential growth of cybercrime, the truth is that it's an uphill struggle," writes Ed Cabrera, Trend Micro's chief cybersecurity officer. "Transnational cybercriminals these days are well resourced, determined and agile."

A hacking group linked by cybersecurity experts to Russia's military intelligence apparatus has begun taking aim at France's centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron, the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro said in a report published on Tuesday.

The group, dubbed "Pawn Storm" by security firm Trend Micro, used email phishing tricks and attempted to install malware at think tanks tied to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Feike Hacquebord said.

“There are several things which suggest that the group behind the Macron hacking was also responsible for the DNC breach, for example. We found similarities in the IP addresses and malware used in the attacks,” said Rik Ferguson, vice president of Trend Micro’s security research program.

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