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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Glenn CHAPMAN

Iran Hackers Target Harris And Trump Campaigns: Google

Google says a hacker group linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard is using 'phishing' tactics to trick targets into revealing passwords to accounts they want to loot (Credit: AFP)

Google on Tuesday confirmed that hackers backed by Iran are targeting the campaigns of US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

A hacker group known as "APT42" linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps went after high-profile individuals and organizations in Israel and the United States, including government officials and political campaigns, according to a threat report released by Google.

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