Hackers from Russia and China attacked the Trump and Biden campaigns?
Microsoft has accused hackers from Russia, China and Iran of cyberattacks targeting the election campaigns of incumbent US President Donald Trump and his election opponent Joe Biden, Sputnik reported.
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“In recent weeks, Microsoft has observed cyberattacks targeting individuals and organizations associated with the upcoming presidential election, including attempted attacks on individuals associated with the Trump and Biden campaigns,” the announcement said.
Specifically, a group called Strontium, which the company said was operating from Russia, is suspected of attacking more than 200 organizations, including candidate campaigns, non-governmental organizations, political parties and consultants.
The Zirconium group, operating from China, is said to have attacked prominent figures involved in the election in general and Mr. Biden's campaign in particular.
Microsoft also claimed that the Phosphorus group, operating from Iran, was attacking personal accounts associated with President Trump's campaign.
On July 16, it was reported that hackers had infiltrated the Twitter account of former US Vice President Joe Biden, who has been officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for the upcoming presidential election. In addition, cyber attacks also targeted the personal pages of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, financial manager Warren Buffett, former US President Barack Obama and others. Hackers have also attacked the accounts of Apple and Uber.
