Microsoft says the Russian hackers who breached the 2016 Democratic campaign are again attempting to snoop on people and groups involved with the US 2020 presidential election,involved, said the tech firm.Hackers with ties to Russia, China and Iran are
Microsoft said it was “clear that foreign activity groups have stepped up their efforts” targeting the election.
Both President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden’s campaigns are in the cyber-raiders’ sights.
Russian hackers from the Strontium group have targeted more than 200 organisations, many of which are linked to US political parties – both Republicans and Democrats, Microsoft said in a statement.
The same cyber-attackers also targeted British political parties, said Microsoft, without specifying which ones.
Strontium is also known as Fancy Bear, a cyber-attack unit allegedly affiliated with Russian military intelligence, the GRU.
Source: BBC News
