Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies

Mandiant says the primary motive for the operation appears to be helping the Iranian government identify Iranians who may cooperate with Israel.

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Meta deep-sixes WhatsApp accounts tied to Iranian hacking group 

The tech giant believes it is another instance of Iranian hackers attempting to meddle in U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.

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Iranian hackers impersonate journalists in social engineering campaign 

Members of a notorious Iranian hacking crew are using false personas to steal credentials and access victim cloud environments, per a new Mandiant report.

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Iranian hacking group expands focus to US politicians, critical infrastructure, researchers find

The group known as TA453 has added “outlier” attacks to its portfolio over the past two years, seemingly in concert with Iranian hardliners.

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