OMG Trump claims to have been hacked.., page-5

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    Microsoft says it's an Iran based hacker group called "Mint Sandstorm"

    ' The report from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) indicates that an Iranian group called Mint Sandstorm that is connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign from the compromised email account belonging to a former senior campaign adviser.'
    https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/5bc57431-a7a9-49ad-944d-b93b7d35d0fc.pdf

    Zerohedge gives an easy to read round up in link below.
    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-campaign-hacked-microsoft-says-iran-backed-group-mint-sandstorm-responsible
    ' Microsoft’s cyber threat assessment unit said on Aug. 9 that a high-ranking official on a U.S. presidential campaign had been hacked by an Iran-backed group, with the Trump campaign later revealing that it had been the target of a cyber attack and linked the breach to “foreign sources hostile to the United States.'
 
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