New Report Exposes Iranian Hacking Group's Media Masquerade

Mandiant Says APT42 Members Have Been Posing as Journalists to Steal Troves of Data
Members of the Iranian state hacking group APT42 have been observed posing as journalists from credible news outlets and well-known research institutions as part of a global effort to harvest credentials and hack into victim cloud networks, according to a Mandiant report published Wednesday.

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