Microsoft details increased Russian interference in the Presidential Election

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There are just a handful of weeks until the election, reports about outside interference from countries like Iran, China, and Russia are still popping up.

Recently, Microsoft shared new findings about Russian efforts to interfere with the US presidential election, with a focus on the Harris-Walz campaign.

This follows the tech giant’s announcement in August about Iranian-backed efforts aimed at Republican campaigns.

GUEST: Maggie Miller - cybersecurity reporter for POLITICO, covering the intersection of cybersecurity and national security.

RELATED LINKS:

• Russian election interference efforts targeting Harris campaign, Microsoft finds - POLITICO
• Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign - Microsoft On the Issues

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