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Feds charge Iranian nationals for cyberattacks against US government
The group allegedly targeted US defense contractors.
Each of them allegedly worked for Mahak Rayan Afraz, a “front” company supporting the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). As alleged by the DOJ, the group used spearphishing to carry out their cyberattacks, which involves tricking a victim into clicking on a malicious link that installs malware on their computer. “Iranian malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. companies and government entities in a coordinated, multi-pronged campaign intended to destabilize our critical infrastructure and cause harm to our citizens,” Brian Nelson, the Department of the Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, says in a statement.
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