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Hackers will deploy automated software that can <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/nordpass.com\/blog\/brute-force-attack\/#:~:text=Computer%20programs%20used%20for%20brute,hundred%20billion%208%2Dcharacter%20passwords.&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/nordpass.com\/blog\/brute-force-attack\/#:~:text=Computer%20programs%20used%20for%20brute,hundred%20billion%208%2Dcharacter%20passwords.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fly through millions of possible matches<\/a><\/span> per second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The hackers are combining the brute force campaign with known vulnerabilities in an effort to gain access to organizations and push further into networks, the advisory states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-20 dNeZiz\" readability=\"1.978021978022\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07XR5K7TP?ots=1&amp;ascsubtag=891e99606a0a2594f4151465b616f3ad3933cf4a&amp;tag=kinjadeals-20\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\" readability=\"2.3076923076923\">\n<p>G\/O Media may get a commission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Unit 26165\/Fancy Bear, which operates out of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), has been linked to a number of other high-profile cyberattacks in the past. The same group is believed to have been responsible for <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/10\/30\/21541822\/russian-hackers-elections-democrats-clinton-emails-fancy-bear&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/10\/30\/21541822\/russian-hackers-elections-democrats-clinton-emails-fancy-bear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the attacks on the Democratic National Committee<\/a><\/span> and the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016, and <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/may\/08\/macron-hackers-linked-to-russian-affiliated-group-behind-us-attack&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" 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