Iran Amplifies US Election Influence Campaign

Microsoft Says Tehran Has Stepped Up Activity As November Election Day Approaches Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 9, 2024

Iranian operatives stepped up influence and hacking operations against U.S. targets as presidential election ramps up for its final months, warned Microsoft on Thursday.

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The tech giant said a group linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in June attempted to breach the account of a high-ranking official involved in a U.S. presidential campaign with a phishing mail. The email was sent from a hacked email account of a former senior adviser.

The attack occurred only weeks after the same group successfully compromised the account of a county-level official in a swing state - although the incident may have been part of a broader password spray operation unconnected to Tehran election influence operations.

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