In the United States, the world's most powerful nation, as the election date approaches, foreign intervention is on the rise. Russia's interference in the 2016 elections has been widely felt. However, not only Russia but also China and Iran are interfering in this election.
Facebook and Twitter, including the US spy agency, have already warned the government. But now Microsoft has also warned the US government to be wary of foreign manipulation in the election.
According to Microsoft, China and Iran have joined Russia in launching a campaign to steal confidential information targeting Republican and Democrat election campaign members, advisers, and experts.
Microsoft claims that China has targeted Democratic candidate Joe Biden's election campaign more than President Donald Trump.
Chinese hackers are active in thwarting Biden's campaign. Iran has been active in hacking Trump's election campaign. Russia is targeting both parties' campaigns.
Just last month, the national security director said the Chinese government wanted to see Democrat Biden win the election. But Microsoft's new revelation is the opposite. The Chinese hacker is said to be trying to hack the private mail of members of the team active in Biden's election campaign. It also targets people associated with academic and national security.
Microsoft says Chinese hackers have targeted only one person from Trump's camp. However, his name has not been made public.
According to Microsoft, Russia has become more aggressive this time around than in 2016, says Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, is active inside.
Russia's foreign intelligence service has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating "Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia's intelligence have been made more than once. In 2016, Hillary Clinton's election campaign secret email was hacked by Russia and leaked.
Russian hackers are attacking through a software called Tor. This makes it difficult to identify the hacker.
Following Microsoft's warning, members of Biden's campaign have questioned President Trump. "China wants to see Trump win a second term," said Anthony John Blinken, a longtime foreign affairs adviser to Biden. Trump has helped China in many ways. '
He accused Trump of undermining an old ally of the United States. "Vacuums have been set up in many parts of the world. which was fulfilled by China. " In Hong Kong and Xinjiang, Human rights abuses have been recognized," he said. "Trump himself has acknowledged this." He lied even when he knew the seriousness of Covid-19. All this was done to benefit China. '
Iran, which has sided with the United States since the assassination of its commander Qasem Soleimani last year, is also making every effort to influence the election. Iran has targeted Trump's campaign the most.
According to Microsoft, 155 web domains used by Iranian hackers have been seized. Since May and June, Iranian hackers have been trying to hack the email accounts of Trump administration officials. However, they have not succeeded.
Microsoft has said that the hackers of the Russian spy agency GRU are dangerous among the hackers currently operating. The Treasury Department has banned three Russian lawmakers and one Ukrainian lawmaker before Microsoft issued a warning. They are accused of trying to influence the US election. " In upcoming elections, Russia is in the process of influencing elections," the department said in a statement.
