Microsoft: new foreign hacker attacks on US presidential elections

2020-09-10T20:37:47.866Z

Hackers with ties to Russia, China and Iran are attempting to spy on individuals and groups involved in the US presidential election in November. Microsoft denounced it. The Russian group that hacked the Democrats' campaign in 2016 is again involved in the cyber-attack. Microsoft said that "it is clear that foreign groups have stepped up their efforts" to strike an election targeting both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden. Russian hackers from the Strontium group have targeted more than 200 organizations, many linked to US political parties, according to the Microsoft note. Chinese hackers launched attacks against individuals linked to Biden's campaign, while Iranian ones to Trump's. Many of the cyber attacks were unsuccessful according to Microsoft.