Charming Kitten, a hacking group with ties to the Iranian government, is now using LinkedIn and WhatsApp messages to contact potential victims in order to build trust and persuade them to visit a phishing page. The campaigns, which began in July, attempt to target Israeli academic scholars as well as U.S. government employees through messages and WhatsApp calls that supposedly come from Persian-speaking journalists working for well-known media organizations. ClearSky researchers say the latest campaigns are the first time the threat actors have used mediums other than email or SMS to target their victims.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/iranian-hackers-using-linkedin-whatsapp-to-target-victims-a-14914