Security News > 2020 > October > Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted in Cyberattack Leveraging Antivirus Lure, Dropbox Ploy
Hackers sent Joe Biden's presidential campaign staffers malicious emails that impersonated anti-virus software company McAfee, and used a mix of legitimate services to avoid detection.
The unsuccessful advanced persistent threat group attacks on Biden's campaign were first uncovered in June, along with cyberattacks targeting Donald Trump's campaign.
Google attributed the attack on Biden's campaign staff to APT 31.
Beyond staffers on the "Joe Biden for President" campaign, APT 31 has also been targeting "Prominent individuals in the international affairs community, academics in international affairs from more than 15 universities," according to previous Microsoft research.
On the other side of the coin, the personal email accounts of staffers associated with the "Donald J. Trump for President" campaign have also been targeted by another threat group called APT 35, which researchers said operates out of Iran.