Microsoft alerts Biden campaign of hacking attempts by Russia

[pyetro]

Trump's best friends the Russians are at it again. This time Biden's camp was prepared. Strong security.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter.


The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats, over the past two months, the sources said.


A person familiar with SKDK’s response to the attempts said the hackers failed to gain access to the firm’s networks. “They are well-defended, so there has been no breach,” the person said

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[9thIDdoc]

Trump's best friends the Russians are at it again. This time Biden's camp was prepared. Strong security.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter.


The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats, over the past two months, the sources said.


A person familiar with SKDK’s response to the attempts said the hackers failed to gain access to the firm’s networks. “They are well-defended, so there has been no breach,” the person said

Exclusive: Microsoft believes Russians that hacked Clinton targeted Biden campaign firm - sources

By Joel Schectman, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn

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Can't believe they'd bother. Done deal.

 

[candycorn]

Your IT guy or gal is more important than your campaign manager.

 

[fncceo]

It's amusing to me that the DNC's biggest fear is being hacked ... and someone exposing, again, what they don't want people to know they've been doing and saying.

The DNC screamed about being hacked in 2016, but didn't even attempt to claim the information that was leaked by those hacks was false.

Hackers seem to be the only method we have of achieving Democrat transparency?

 

[esalla]

Trump's best friends the Russians are at it again. This time Biden's camp was prepared. Strong security.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter.


The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats, over the past two months, the sources said.


A person familiar with SKDK’s response to the attempts said the hackers failed to gain access to the firm’s networks. “They are well-defended, so there has been no breach,” the person said

Exclusive: Microsoft believes Russians that hacked Clinton targeted Biden campaign firm - sources

By Joel Schectman, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn

mobile.reuters.com

Does the NSA ever hack Russia?

A simple yes or no will do?

 

[Ben Thomson]

Don the Con's BFF coming to the rescue..Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack

 

[SassyIrishLass]

I doubt Putin gets nervous. And your link is Yayhooooo.

 

[Thunk]

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Don the Con's BFF coming to the rescue..Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack

Putin wants someone flexible, like Obama, eh?

 

[Sunni Man]

 

[Yarddog]

Don the Con's BFF coming to the rescue..Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack

The Russians know they can count on the Democrat party to believe whatever it takes, in order to disrupt U.S. politics and the United States. No doubt they will dispatch their trolls

 

[Claudette]

I doubt anything makes Putin nervous.

And if the DNC hasn't fixed its servers to repel any hackers then that's on them.

They were warned back in 2016 and did nothing. Hell it was the FBI who warned them.

 

[Thinker101]

Hmmm...this sounds way too fishy. Microsoft contacted them?

 

[basquebromance]

in electoral politics, truth matters less than the passions one can stir on social media.

the Democrats have learned that lesson well from what happened in 2016 with Russia, my friends!