The campaign firm SKDK reportedly managed to prevent hackers from gaining access to their “well-defended” network, Reuters revealed
One of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main campaign firms was alerted by Microsoft of a possible hack attempt by suspected Russian-government backed actors, ReutersA campaign firm working with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was reportedly targetted byThe hacking attempts targeted staff at SKDKnickerbocker—a Washington-based campaign strategy firm working with Biden — over the last two months, Reuters reported, citing three sources briefed on the issue.
According to a source cited by the report, SKDK’s network was “well-defended,” and it prevented the hackers from gaining access. SKDK was reportedly flagged about the attempted hack by Microsoft, which identified Russian government-backed hackers as the likely culprits. The breach attempts in question were phishing attacks, where hackers attempt to gain sensitive data from users including passwords by pretending to be trustworthy entities.The firm SKDK is closely associated with the Democratic Party, the report added, noting that it had worked on six presidential campaigns along with two successful governor campaigns in Kansas and Connecticut in 2018.
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