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Google on Tuesday confirmed that Iran-backed hackers are targeting the campaigns of US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. According to a report released by Google, a hacker group called 'APT42' linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted high-profile individuals and organisations, including government officials and political campaigns, in Israel and the United States.
This allegation has been made by Kamala Harris's team
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign team said on Tuesday that the campaign was being targeted by foreign hackers. At the same time, Republican candidate Donald Trump's campaign team has accused Iran of hacking.
In July, the FBI reported a foreign cyber attack
A Harris campaign official said, in July, the campaign's legal and security teams were informed by the FBI that we were the target of a foreign cyber attack. He said, “We have strong cyber security measures so we are not aware of any security breach in our systems.
What else did the Google team say?
A Google report said that the Google team has seen failed cyber attack attempts by APT42 on the personal accounts of President Joe Biden, Vice President Harris and people associated with Trump. Earlier on Monday, the US State Department had warned Iran to face consequences if it interferes in the elections. Notably, Trump's campaign team had said that they had been attacked by cyber attacks.