Microsoft warning: Iran-linked hacking group is targeting the U.S. presidential campaign

<p>The software giant says hackers made more than 2,700 attempts to find politically sensitive accounts and tried to attack 241 of them.</p><br /><p>A hacking group Microsoft is calling Phosphorus appears to be &#x201C;linked to the Iranian government&#x201D; and has tried to attack accounts related to &#x201C;U.S. presidential campaign, current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians living outside Iran,&#x201D; the company says.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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