reporter: more than 3,000 email accounts in 24 different countries hit by hackers from russia s foreign intelligence service. government agencies, think tanks, human rights and humanitarian groups, all targets. microsoft first reported the hack, saying the attackers used an email platform used by the american aid agency usaid. one email from earlier this week promised a new document from donald trump on the election. instead it contained a malicious link designed to allow hackers in and to infect other computers. it was a loud, brazen attack. the hackers likely knew they would get caught. they seem not to care, right? they clearly know this is going to be discovered. it s really hard to carry out a 3,000-person spear phishing effort across governments and organizations all over the world and not get discovered. reporter: unlike last year s sta stealthy, sophisticated solarwinds breach which the u.s.