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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-5.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-5.jpg?resize=1500,843 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption> The recent flaw in WhatsApp does not mean encryption is a gimmick. (<a href=”https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/RjpgAw”>Jeso Carneiro<\/a>\/Flickr) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"24.943556613397\"><body readability=\"50.502943650126\"><\/p>\n<p>Meta security teams blocked \u201ca small cluster\u201d of WhatsApp accounts associated with APT42, an Iranian government-backed group accused by U.S. officials of <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/iran-trump-campaign-hack-odni-statement\/\">hacking into the Trump campaign\u2019s email accounts<\/a>, the company said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2024\/08\/taking-action-against-malicious-accounts-in-iran\/\">blog post from Meta<\/a>, the Iranian-linked accounts were \u201clikely\u201d for social engineering purposes, with the actors posing as tech support for companies like AOL, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Impersonating IT support employees is a tactic that has at times proven to be successful in helping malicious cyber groups<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-08\/CSRB_Lapsus%24_508c.pdf\"> steal high-value credentials for major businesses and organizations<\/a>, but in this case, intended victims flagged the activity using WhatsApp\u2019s reporting tools.<\/p>\n<p>The accounts targeted individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the United States and the United Kingdom, in what Meta believes is another instance of Iranian hackers attempting to meddle in U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis effort appeared to have focused on political and diplomatic officials, and other public figures, including some associated with administrations of President Biden and former President Trump,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meta could only say it found no evidence of compromised accounts and its information \u201csuggests\u201d the attempts were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2019s actions follow a flurry of recent reporting that accuses Iran\u2019s government of attempting to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Earlier this month, Microsoft<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/microsoft-iran-makes-late-play-to-meddle-in-u-s-elections\/\"> first reported<\/a> that Iranian hackers attempted to use a former senior adviser\u2019s compromised email account to spearphish a high-ranking presidential campaign official. <\/p>\n<p>Google later reinforced those findings with its own research, saying it had observed Iranian actors linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempting to pilfer credentials from people associated with the Trump and Biden campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/iran-trump-campaign-hack-odni-statement\/\"> said<\/a> that incident helped to lay the groundwork for a hack-and-leak effort by APT42 targeting the Trump campaign, vice presidential candidate JD Vance and campaign associates. Intelligence officials said Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 presidential campaign has also been targeted by Iranian hackers. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.5017793594306\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. 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(Photo by Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"1.8504672897196\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/openai-bans-accounts-linked-to-covert-iranian-influence-operation\/\"> OpenAI bans accounts linked to \u2018covert Iranian influence operation\u2019 <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The effort was part of a sprawling Iranian campaign to target U.S. elections unmasked by various tech companies in recent days. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/aj-vicens\/\"> AJ Vicens <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/iran-israel-hacking-phishing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/meta-deep-sixes-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iranian-hacking-group-7.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency\u2019s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. 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