The attacks targeted emails of senior officials and attempted to steal sensitive information. Although Iran denies the allegations, the cyber threat alarm has echoed around the world.
Google says an Iranian-backed group launched a cyberattack on the US presidential campaigns, targeting Biden and Trump’s emails.
Microsoft also published a similar report confirming that Iran interfered in the US elections.
An Iranian-backed group launched phishing attacks on the email accounts of candidates and senior officials running in the US presidential election, according to recent reports from Google and Microsoft.
The attacks took place in May and June, and reports from the two tech giants suggest there were efforts to manipulate the election results, although Iran denies the allegations.
