Security firm Kaspersky says Iranian dissidents have been targeted by hackers for six years. The hackers sent malware-laced images and videos claiming to be from prisoners in Iran. When opened, the malicious documents hijack users Google Chrome browsers and Telegram, an encrypted app popular among Iranian activists, to try to steal data. The findings are consistent with a surveillance dragnet that Iranian authorities have used to jail and beat protesters. Iranian security services killed 304 people in a 2019 crackdown, according to Amnesty International.”]
Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/iran-hackers-protests-kaspersky/