Hackers tried breaking into account of ‘high-ranking official’ on US presidential campaign, researchers sayMicrosoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a “high-ranking official” on the US presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching the account of a county-level US official.The breaches were part of Iranian groups’ increasing attempts to influence the US presidential election in November, the researchers said in a report that did not provide any further detail on the apparent official in question. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-09 14:10:27
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Iran hackers target US officials to influence election, Microsoft says
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