Chinese and Iranian hackers sent bogus emails to staff working for the Biden and Trump US presidential campaigns, respectively, in an attempt to access sensitive information, Google said on Thursday.
Shane Huntley, head of Google’s Threat Analysis Group, said in a tweet that a hacking group with links to the Chinese government, dubbed APT31, targeted the campaign of Democratic nominee Joe Biden with so-called phishing emails. Another group sponsored by Iran, APT35, targeted Donald Trump’s campaign, he added.
While there was “no sign of compromise”, Mr Huntley said that both the affected users and federal law enforcement were notified.