"Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says"

Meta Platforms has announced that the same Iranian hacking group believed to have recently targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns tried to compromise the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Meta discovered the network of hackers who posed as tech support agents for AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google after suspicious WhatsApp messages were reported. Meta investigators connected the activity to the network blamed for Trump's recent campaign hacking. This article continues to discuss findings regarding Iranian hackers targeting the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in Biden and Trump administrations.

SecurityWeek reports "Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says"

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