Sanctions, Charges And Disclosures Whirl In U.S. Bid To Defend 2020 Election
The U.S. sanctioned and charged foreigners it said were connected with interference. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced that it uncovered cyberattacks on political targets.
Updated at 4:39 p.m. ET
Authorities in government and Big Tech unveiled a number of actions and announcements on Thursday in the ongoing effort to defend the 2020 election from foreign interference.
The Treasury Department announced it's sanctioning a member of the Ukrainian parliament who waged an influence campaign aimed at the 2020 election â one who specifically spread "false and unsubstantiated narratives" about former Vice President Joe Biden.
Three employees of Russia's infamous trolling and influence mill, the Internet Research Agency, also were placed under Treasury Department sanction, and one of them was charged in a criminal complaint by the Justice Department.
Separately, Microsoft Corp. revealed
