Iranians tried to hack U.S. presidential campaign in effort that targeted hundreds, Microsoft says
SEATTLE — An effort believed to be tied to the Iranian government attempted to identify, attack and breach email accounts belonging to a U.S. presidential campaign, government officials and journalists, according to , highlighting the continued global security threats that loom over the fast-approaching 2020 election. The intrusion observed by Microsoft, spearheaded by an outfit it calls Phosphorus, made more than 2,700 attempts to identify personal email addresses that belonged to the company’s customers over a 30-day period between August ...
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