Microsoft researchers, Iran government-tied hackers attempted to breach the account of a "high-ranking official" on a U.S. presidential campaign in June. This incident occurred weeks after the hackers had already breached the account of a county-level U.S. official. The activity is believed to be part of a broader effort by Iranian groups to gather intelligence on U.S. political campaigns and target swing states. The hackers used spear-phishing emails and a "password spray operation