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October 9, 2015 02:00 pm
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Iran-Based Hacking Crew Uses Fake LinkedIn Profiles In Espionage Attacks
An anonymous reader writes: The Iranian hacker group Cleaver has been directing a cyber spying campaign at bodies in the Middle East across a network of fake LinkedIn accounts. It is thought that the threat actors were using the professional platform to gather intelligence using six 'leader' profiles, each with over 500 connections, and a collection of 'supporter' accounts. According to Dell researchers, recruitment advertisements and skill endorsements from 'supporter' accounts were used to boost credibility.Perhaps they're after the New Yorker crowd, too.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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