Google has been reporting on phishing activity out of Iran since 2011. Jennifer LeClaire reports on CIO Today that the latest phishing campaigns are likely tied to the Iranian presidential election. According to Sean Bodmer, chief researcher of CounterTack, “There are always observable traits and effects in every campaign, incident or attack that infer the possible aggressor, and it would appear that political implications and motives may indeed be one of them in this particular case.”