WASHINGTON—National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday that Chinese hackers were targeting U.S. election infrastructure in the lead up to the Nov. 3 presidential election, making a new claim about the level of Beijing’s activity in the election. “China, like Russia, like Iran—they’ve engaged in cyberattacks and phishing and that sort of thing with respect to our election infrastructure, with respect to websites,” Mr. O’Brien said during an interview on CBS. Mr. O’Brien also said China was “absolutely trying to access...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 09, 2020 21:11 UTC