Iranian Cyber Attacks Targeted Accounts Linked To Trump, Biden, Google Confirms

An Iranian phishing scheme has targeted around a dozen email accounts linked to U.S. officials and campaign staff for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a threat analysis report released by Google Wednesday.

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) identified multiple cyberattacks from a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the threat report. Multiple attempts have been prevented by TAG, but the hacker group, referred to as APT42, successfully infiltrated one account belonging to a “high-profile political consultant” and has also been targeting Israeli officials.