US EditionMeta says Iran hack also targeted Biden, Trump administration staffers
- An Iranian hacker group targeted the WhatsApp accounts of individuals connected to Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, according to Meta.
- The hacking efforts aimed at political figures in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the United States, and the UK, as stated by Meta.
- Meta identified possible hacking attempts on U.S. officials' accounts and blocked a small cluster linked to the Iranian hacker group.
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Iran targeting WhatsApp accounts of Biden and Trump administration associates: Meta - Washington Examiner
Meta said on Friday that an Iranian hacker group targeted the WhatsApp accounts of people associated with the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In a report, Meta said it blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts that were posing as technical support for tech companies including Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo. Meta said they linked the activity to the Iranian group APT42, which is known for targeting pol…
Meta Reveals Iranian Hackers Targeted Trump, Biden Staffers’ WhatsApp Accounts
Meta Platforms on Friday claimed the same group of Iranian hackers that targeted former President Donald Trump’s and the Biden-Harris presidential campaigns, have also tried to hack campaign staffers on WhatsApp. The Trump campaign said on Aug. 10 that it was notified by Microsoft that Iran hacked one of its websites, and the FBI launched an investigation into the reported hack last week. The FBI then confirmed Monday that Iran was behind the ha…
Iranian hackers target Joe Biden, Donald Trump staffers
The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta Platforms said Friday. Meta said it discovered the network of hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google, after individuals who received the…
Meta: Iranian hackers target Biden, Trump officials in WhatsApp attack
Meta announced it has disrupted a plot by Iranian hackers using its WhatsApp messaging platform to target public figures, including some with ties to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Social media giant Meta has blamed a group of Iranian hackers for attempts to access the WhatsApp accounts of a number of diplomatic and political figures in the United States.
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