Cyberattacks from China, Iran, Russia target U.S. presidential election
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(Worthy News) – Microsoft said Thursday it’s detected an increase in cyberattacks related to the November presidential election coming from China, Iran and Russia.
The technology company said the attacks have targeted hundreds of people and organizations involved in both the Biden and Trump campaigns.
“The activity we are announcing today makes clear that foreign activity groups have stepped up their efforts targeting the 2020 election as had been anticipated, and is consistent with what the U.S. government and others have reported,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president of customer security and trust, said in a blog post. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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