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Hackers are watching the election campaigns of both President Donald Trump and Biden, who is in opposition.
Strontium group, the hacker group have targeted more than two hundred different organizations affiliated with the Republican and Democratic parties.
Giant Microsoft claims that Russia, China and Iran are currently targeting the US election. He says that these countries are trying to spy. According to the company, even in 2016, these countries tried to influence the election campaign of the Democratic Party in the presidential election. It is also said that it can be the hand of the some Russian hackers.
Microsoft also says that foreign groups have stepped up on this type of activities to target the election this time as well. Hackers are watching the election campaigns of both President Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Targeted 200 organizations
The company said in a statement that Russian hackers belonging to the Strontium group had targeted more than 200 different organizations affiliated with the Republican and Democratic parties. The Strontium group is called a cyber attack unit. According to Microsoft vice president Tom Burt, similar messages are being used to hack the account in the same way it was seen in 2016.
Cyber attacks fail
According to the company, Chinese hackers have tried to personally target people involved in Biden's election campaign. Meanwhile, Iranian hackers are targeting people involved in Trump's election campaign. However, the company believes that most cyber attacks have not yet succeeded. Hackers have not targeted polling officials.
Activated groups
According to Microsoft, Chinese hackers have attacked the personal e-mail accounts of people involved in Biden's campaign. TheTrump administration has not spared former key officials. Meanwhile, Chinese hackers known as zirconium have tried to solve international issues and institutions. The company is yet to decide what the motives of the Russian, Chinese and Iranian hackers are.
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