Meta announced that it has closed a group of llogarish on WhatsApp used by cyber criminals cyber iranianë to contact a member of staff to the President, Biden and Donald Trump, as well as to the various people in various places. The company's Menlo Park, it is similar to the one carried out by OpenAI. The agencies of the intelligence the u.s. had discovered the attempt to be different, for the purpose of influencing public opinion, and finally, in the process.
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The Meta says that the set of safety, found out the activities of questionable origin from Iran, the objectives of which were the individuals who are located in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the United States and the United Kingdom, particularly diplomats, politicians, and the people linked to the President, Biden and Trump.
After an investigation, the company's Menlo it was reported that the accounts of WhatsApp managed by a group of APT42 (also known as the UNC788 or Mint Sandstorm), the same group identified by the Service. Cyber criminals cyber can be a part of the Corps to Guard the Revolutionary Islamic.
In the assault of a child, they used phishing to steal the credentials to access the account. This time, it was used engineering, and social. The accounts of WhatsApp to be locked out of the Meta, it seemed to him that they were accountable for the technical support from Google, Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo. The company's Menlo Park, found no evidence that the accounts of the people who received the messages had been compromised, so the attack was unsuccessful.
Spot shared all the information with law enforcement, and the leaders of the campaign, the presidential. The company kaliforniane recommend to pay attention to the messages you received, taking advantage of enhancements to the safety and security of WhatsApp, and reporting activities in the fall.
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