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Charming Kitten ATP group poses as Israeli cybersecurity firm in phishing campaignSecurity Affairs

Iranian APT groups continue to very active, recently Charming Kitten cyber spies attempted to pose as an Israeli cyber-security firm that uncovered previous hacking campaigns. Iranian hackers used a network of fake accounts (NEWSCASTER network) on principal social media to spy on US officials and political staff worldwide, this is reported in an analysis done by iSIGHTPartners. The Newscaster group made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/74123/hacking/charming-kitten-clearsky-phishing.html

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