Cybersecurity
Iranian Hackers Continue Waging Attacks, Google Warns
- Google reports APT35 using evolving techniques to dupe victims
- Hackers impersonate academics and conference officials
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An Iranian hacking group that targeted a U.S. presidential campaign in last year’s election has continued to wage widespread attacks, using an evolving list of tactics to dupe victims into clicking on malicious links.
Known variously as APT35, Phosphorous, Charming Kitten and Ajax Security team, the hacking group has for years “hijacked accounts, deployed malware and used novel techniques to conduct espionage aligned with the interests of the Iranian government,” according to a blog posted Thursday by Google’s Threat Analysis Group.