Security News > 2020 > June > Biden, Trump Campaigns Targeted by Foreign Hackers: Google
Campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers, Google researchers said Thursday, highlighting persistent data security concerns ahead of the November US election.
A tweet from Google's threat analysis chief Shane Huntley said the internet giant warned the Biden campaign about "Phishing" efforts from China and the Trump campaign from Iran.
Huntley said the incidents should be a reminder to campaigns to take security precautions, including so-called two-factor authentication to verify users.
Microsoft warned last year that at least one presidential campaign was being targeted by an Iranian state-backed cyber operation.
Reports said the effort targeted a Trump campaign staffer.
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