"Iranian Hackers Targeted a U.S. Presidential Campaign, Microsoft Says"

Researchers from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center discovered more than 2,000 attempts supposedly made by Iranian hackers to compromise email accounts associated with a U.S. presidential campaign, government officials, journalists, and prominent Iranians that live outside of Iran. The hacking group, called Phosphorus, executed attacks against 241 email accounts, four of which were successfully hacked. According to researchers, the hackers were able to gain access to the four accounts by abusing password reset features using a large amount of personal information. This article continues to discuss the attempted hacks on a U.S. presidential campaign regarding their perpetrators, targets, and impact, as well as other incidents that have raised concerns surrounding the 2020 election.

CNET reports "Iranian Hackers Targeted a U.S. Presidential Campaign, Microsoft Says"