Iran tried to hack hundreds of politicians, journalists email accounts last month, warns Microsoft

Iran tried to hack hundreds of politicians, journalists email accounts last month, warns Microsoft

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/04/iran_politicians_hacking_microsoft/

The Iranian government has attempted to hack into hundreds of Office 365 email accounts belonging to politicians, government officials and journalists last month, Microsoft has warned.

“We’ve recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorous, which we believe originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government,” Microsoft’s vice president of customer security and trust Tom Burt said in a blog post on Friday.