Security News > 2020 > September > Microsoft Warns of Cyberattacks on Trump, Biden Election Campaigns

The U.S. election campaigns of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been targeted in a slew of recent cyberattacks, Microsoft said on Thursday.

With the U.S. presidential election a mere two months away, in recent weeks cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in it have ramped up - including numerous attempts against Trump and Biden staffers, Microsoft said.

The group - also known as APT 35, Charming Kitten and Ajax Security Team -was first discovered targeting campaign staffers of both Trump and Biden by Google's Threat Analysis Group in June, with phishing attacks.

Another threat group seen behind recent phishing attacks targeting officials related to the U.S. elections is a group called Strontium, operating from Russia, said Microsoft.

Microsoft assessed with "High confidence" that the group has attacked more than 200 organizations including political campaigns, advocacy groups, parties and political consultants.

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