President Trump's Re-Election Campaign Was Targeted By Iran-Linked Hackers

Daily Mail: Microsoft claims Iranian hackers have been targeting a U.S. presidential campaign, American government officials, media outlets and prominent expatriate Iranians

* Microsoft security expert Tom Burt said in a blog post on Friday that hackers had targeted several email accounts - including those of expatriate Iranians
* Burt confirmed four email accounts were breached but they did not belong to US campaigns or officials
* He would not reveal which presidential campaign was targeted
* Microsoft charged the group Phosphorus with the hacking attempt
* The group made more than 2,700 attempts to hack accounts

Microsoft says hackers linked to the Iranian government have targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent ex-patriate Iranians.

The company declined to identify the campaign, citing privacy concerns.

Corporate vice president for security Tom Burt wrote in a blog post Friday that owners of four accounts that were successfully breached have been notified.

He said those accounts that were compromised were not related to U.S. campaigns or officials.

He says the attacks by a group Microsoft calls Phosphorous occurred during a 30-day period in August and September.

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WNU Editor: From Microsoft .... Recent cyberattacks require us all to be vigilant (Microsoft).

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