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A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

ID: 5ca3b64e-834f-5cb9-8fba-fcca453e0710

STIX ID: report--5ca3b64e-834f-5cb9-8fba-fcca453e0710

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2024-08-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Andy Greenberg

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Google's Threat Analysis Group and Microsoft attribute a coordinated phishing and account-compromise campaign to Iranian-backed APT42 (also called Mint Sandstorm) that targeted both Republican and Democratic 2024 presidential campaign personnel and Israeli military, government, and diplomatic organizations; the group is reported to have successfully accessed at least one high-profile Gmail account and is linked by media reporting to leaked Trump campaign documents.

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