The US has announced charges, sanctions and a $10 million reward for Iranian hackers accused of targeting elections.
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Iranian Hackers Tried but Failed to Interest Biden’s Campaign in Stolen Trump Info, FBI Says
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign.
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FBI, CISA Warn of Fake Voter Data Hacking Claims
Hackers keep making claims about voter information compromise, but the US government says they’re just trying to sow distrust in the elections.
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How Lessons Learned From the 2016 Campaign Led US Officials to Be More Open About Iran Hack
The lessons learned from the 2016 election hacking made US officials more open about the recent Iranian hack targeting presidential campaigns.
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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says
Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.
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US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns
The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election interference.
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Google Disrupts Iranian Hacking Activity Targeting US Presidential Election
Google says it blocked Iranian APT42 hackers from accessing the personal email accounts of individuals affiliated with the US elections.
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Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns
Google said an Iranian hacking group has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.
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Iran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That Appears Meant to Influence the US Election, Microsoft Says
Iranian actors have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall.
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US Government Releases Guidance on Securing Election Infrastructure
New US guidance details foreign malign influence operations to help election infrastructure stakeholders increase resilience.
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