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Iranian hackers target top diplomats and security officials
Potential Munich Security Conference and Think 20 Summit attendees were targeted.
An Iranian hacker group targeted high-profile government officials by sending fraudulent invites to the upcoming Munich Security Conference, technology firm Microsoft said Wednesday.
- Laurens Cerulus
- Politico
The attackers sent likely attendees of the conference fake invitations by email in an apparent effort to gather intelligence.
“The emails use near-perfect English and were sent to former government officials, policy experts, academics and leaders from non-governmental organization,” Microsoft’s…
“The attacks were…