Stock imageHackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday. The report follows a Reuters story revealing that one of Biden's main campaign advisory firms had been warned by the software giant that it was in the crosshairs of suspected Russian hackers. He added that Iranian hackers - which Microsoft has already called out publicly for attempts to spy on the Trump administration - had tried to log into accounts belonging to Trump administration officials and members of the Republican president's campaign staff. The Biden campaign said it was aware of the attempt to break into "non-campaign email accounts of individuals affiliated with the campaign." The Trump campaign said it too was aware of the break-in attempts.

Source: Irish Independent September 10, 2020 19:52 UTC