The post-election threats you need to prepare for, according to experts

The pre-election period was busy for foreign and domestic actors looking to undermine confidence in U.S. elections. Election observers are expecting an even bumpier ride between election day and inauguration. 

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Krebs: Iranian outreach to Biden campaign was ‘late breaking’ news to U.S. gov

The former CISA director said Iran’s operation was “not something” the government had “been tracking for months.”

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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says

Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.
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US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns

The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election interference.
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Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns

Google said an Iranian hacking group has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.
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Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets

APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found.

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Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview

Elon Musk says a cyberattack impacted a livestream interview with US Presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media platform.
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FBI Says It Is Investigating After Trump Campaign Said Sensitive Documents Were Hacked by Iran

The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion.
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Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day

Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country “in a cycle again” ahead of November’s presidential election.

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