Microsoft: Iran makes late play to meddle in U.S. elections

Microsoft reports that Iranian state-linked actors have increased cyber-enabled influence operations ahead of the 2024 U.S. election, employing spear-phishing to attempt access to campaign accounts and running fake-news sites targeting both liberal and conservative audiences. Multiple groups were observed conducting account compromises and disinformation campaigns aimed at stirring controversy, undermining election integrity, and potentially enabling future disruptive activity.