SAN FRANCISCO, California — Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections, Microsoft said in a threat report released Tuesday.

Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president of customer security Tom Burt wrote in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report.

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