Google investigation confirms Iranian hackers are moving to infiltrate Trump, Harris campaigns Fox News
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‘CyberGuy’KurtKnutssononFBIinvestigationsintothehackontheTrumpcampaign,theattemptedhackoftheHarriscampaign,andElonMusk’sclaimthatamassivecyberattackdelayedhisinterviewwithTrump.
AnewreportfromGoogleconfirmedthatanIranianhackinggrouphastargetedformerPresidentTrump’scampaignaswellasthecampaignsofPresidentBidenandnowVicePresidentKamalaHarris.
TheThursdayreportcomesdaysaftertheTrumpcampaignconfirmedthatitwashacked.Google’sreportdoesnotweighinonwhethertheIranianAPT42hackinggroupwasresponsiblefortheleak,butitdidconfirmthatthegrouphasatleastattemptedtoinfiltratedozensofemailaccountsassociatedwiththevariouscampaigns,PoliticoreportedThursday.
Googlesaysithasblocked“numerous”attemptstologintocampaignaccounts.
ThereportsaysGoogle“continuestoobserveunsuccessfulattemptsfromAPT42tocompromisethepersonalaccountsofindividualsaffiliatedwithPresidentBiden,Vi