Hacker Group Both Sides of US Presidential Election Aim Cyber-Attack Intensified September 11 11:26
With less than two months before the US presidential election, IT giant Microsoft has warned that hackers from Russia, China and Iran are intensifying cyberattacks targeting both the Trump and Biden camps.
Microsoft confirmed yesterday that hackers from Russia, China and Iran have launched cyberattacks in recent weeks, targeting individuals and groups involved in the November US presidential election. Was announced.
Of these, for Russia, the same group that conducted a cyberattack on the Democratic Party camp in the last presidential election four years ago, including Republican and Democratic consultants and think tanks in the United States since September last year, totaled more than 200. It is said that the attack was launched aiming at the organization.
As for China, there are cyber attacks targeting important figures in both the Trump and Biden camps, and attacks targeting prominent experts at universities and think tanks, and between March and September. Thousands of attacks have been confirmed, of which nearly 150 are said to have been compromised into systems.
Microsoft says, "Most of the attacks were detected and stopped in advance by security software, etc.", but we are calling for caution because unauthorized intrusions have been confirmed.
Regarding the presidential election, the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees US intelligence, has warned that Russia, China, and Iran are trying to intervene in the election through cyber attacks.