Iran-linked cyberspies expand targeting to medical researchers, travel agencies

A cyberespionage group aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been observed attacking new targets over the last two years, including medical researchers, an aerospace engineer and even a Florida-based realtor. The group, tracked as TA453 but also commonly referred to as Phosphorus, Charming Kitten and APT42, has historically gone after Middle East […]

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