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Iranian Hackers Used Facebook To Spy On U.S. Officials

  • Reuters, Thursday, May 29, 2014 10:44 AM
Facebook was apparently at the center of a three-year cyber espionage campaign forged by a group of Iranian hackers. Targets included a four-star U.S. Navy admiral, U.S. lawmakers and ambassadors, Reuters reports, citing findings from cyber intelligence firm ISight Partners. “The hackers set up false accounts on Facebook and other online social networks for … 14 personas, populated their profiles with fictitious personal content, and then tried to befriend target victims.”
 

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