Facebook said the group made fictitious profiles across multiple social media platforms to appear more credible, often posing as recruiters or employees of aerospace and defense companies. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
CNN: Facebook disrupts Iranian hackers who targeted US military personnel and defense contractors
(CNN Business)Facebook said Thursday it has disrupted a group of Iranian hackers who created fake social media profiles and sent targeted, malicious links to victims in an attempt to spy on Western defense contractors and military personnel.
The campaign has apparent links to the Iranian government.
The hackers ran a sophisticated operation to gain their victims' trust, Facebook said, often posing as representatives of aerospace and defense firms to build deep relationships with their targets before directing them to fraudulent websites.
Though the sites looked and acted like their legitimate counterparts — including a US Labor Department job site — they were designed to steal data and scan computer systems.
The group zeroed in on individuals who work in the US military and defense industry, and also targeted similar victims in the UK and Europe, Facebook said.
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2 comments:
Here we go! With all of that we are going to stop the sanction against Iran. May be this administration will congratulate Iran for this fraudulent stuff.
Good point Jac. I expect such an observation as you make to be fully ignored or minimized by that press woman whatever her name.
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