Update: Emboldened, Fancy Bear hacking crew targets French, German Politicians

**Executive summary:** The Trend Micro–sourced report details activity by Fancy Bear (APT28/Pawn Storm) registering malicious domains and conducting spear-phishing and zero-day exploit campaigns aimed at political parties and campaigns in France and Germany, extending prior election-interference operations observed in the 2016 U.S. election and signaling an ongoing, sophisticated threat against political organizations.