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Meta says it found WhatsApp accounts linked to Iranian hackers targeting Biden, Trump officials


Meta said it blocked a "small cluster" of WhatsApp accounts linked to an Iranian hacking group targeting U.S. officials.

With less than 75 days until the November election, Meta is attracting increased public attention due to ways that Facebook has been exploited and manipulated in the two prior presidential campaigns. Meta said its security team was able to spot APT42's involvement after analyzing suspicious messages that an unspecified number of users reported receiving from the fraudulent WhatsApp accounts. With less than 75 days until the November election, Meta is attracting increased public attention due to ways that Facebook has been exploited and manipulated in prior presidential campaigns.

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