Cybersecurity
Internet Trouble Brewing in Iran Before Presidential Election
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As Iranians prepare to vote for their next president tomorrow, they might notice some strange things happening online.
Google said Iranian hackers have been attempting to compromise tens of thousands of citizens' Gmail accounts over the past several weeks, and that there's been a "significant jump" in the volume of "phishing" campaigns originating from the country. Phishing e-mails are designed to trick users into disclosing sensitive information such as passwords.