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Iran Increasingly Cyber-Meddling in Upcoming U.S. Election, Microsoft Says in New Warning

Iran is ramping up its digital election-meddling, trying to influence the 2024 election with fake news sites, propaganda and an email phishing attack against a presidential campaign, Microsoft said Friday.

Microsoft’s latest threat intelligence report dovetails with what U.S. intelligence officials have been saying for months about Tehran’s interest in swaying U.S. elections − especially the race between former President Donald Trump and his Democratic rivals.

The assessment is among the first by private sector threat analysis firms to appear since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last month and Vice President Kamala Harris took his place as the Democratic nominee.

Read the rest of the story at USA Today News.

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