Meta announced on Friday that it had blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts linked to an “Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage actor.” This group targeted officials associated with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The bogus accounts posed as technical support for major tech companies. Meta's security team identified the group's involvement after analyzing suspicious messages reported by users. Meta said it collaborates with law enforcement and industry peers to address the issue.
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00:03Meta announced on Friday that it had blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts linked
00:07to an Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage actor.
00:10This group targeted officials associated with President Joe Biden and former President Donald
00:14Trump.
00:15The bogus accounts posed as technical support for major tech companies.
00:19Meta's security team identified the group's involvement after analyzing suspicious messages
00:23reported by users.
00:25Meta said it is collaborating with law enforcement and industry peers to address the issue.
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