Google claims Chinese, Iranian hackers targeted Trump and Biden's presidential campaigns

In a shocking development, a senior Google security official has revealed that Chinese and Iranian hackers have targeted US President Donald Trump as well as his Democratic rival Joe Biden's electoral campaign. Chinese state-backed hackers targeted Joe Biden's campaign staffers while Iranian hackers targeted staffers working on Trump's campaign, said Shane Huntley, he of Google's Threat Analysis Group.

Huntley took to Twitter to anunce digital espion ina bid to warn users. However, he confirmed of sign of data compromise. 

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Microsoft sheds light on 'Phosphorous'

In a similar incident last year, Microsoft h also warned of a threat group dubbed 'Phosphorous'. Microsoft believed group is associated with Iranian government and said that Phosphorous h me more than 2700 attempts to identify consumer email accounts in 30-day period between August and September 2019. 

As per reports, targeted accounts were associated with US presidential campaign, current and former US government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians living outside Iran. Four accounts were reported to have been compromised as a result of se attempts however those four accounts were t associated with US presidential campaign or government officials, Microsoft h stated. Phosphorous is also kwn as APT 35, Charming Kitten, and Ajax Security Team, Microsoft h earlier said in its statement last year.

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter security teams met last year with FBI, Homeland Security and intelligence officials to discuss collaboration in order to tighten hold against digital espion and international crimes committed through digital medium especially focussing to breach governmental accounts and election threats.

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