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The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.
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The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.
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The group’s side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.
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Peach Sandstorm is said to have focused on the oil and gas, satellite, government and communications sectors.
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Ping Li gave the Chinese government information about the country’s hacking of a major U.S. company and cyber training materials, the DOJ said.
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The effort was part of a sprawling Iranian campaign to target U.S. elections unmasked by various tech companies in recent days.
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APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found.
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The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.
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Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country “in a cycle again” ahead of November’s presidential election.
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The effort from four separate groups includes both hacking attempts and fake news campaigns, according to the company.
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