Cybersecurity
Microsoft Data Shows Hackers Still Targeting U.S. Elections
- More than 700 attacks against democracy-related groups stopped
- U.S. expects adversaries to use cyber meddling in 2020 race
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State-backed hackers have attempted to infiltrate targets related to U.S. elections more than 700 times in the past year, furthering concerns about potential meddling in upcoming races, according to a blog posted Wednesday by Microsoft Corp.
The hackers responsible are mostly from Russia and North Korea, said Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president for customer security & trust, in an interview.