Influence operations and cyber probes of presidential campaigns. TrickBot’s recovery. Remote learning woes. Port facilities in Iran reported to have been targeted in cyberattacks.

Updates on influence ops and campaign hacking show that the opposition has its troubles, too. TrickBot operators seem to have returned to business. Schools’ remote learning programs are providing attractive targets for cybercriminals. Iranian news outlets say ports were the targets of last week’s cyberattacks. David Dufour explains how phishing campaigns capitalized on a global crisis. And Charlie Tibor says, “hello world” (we paraphrase). For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/9/202 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices