Iranian Hackers: Cyber Attacks on Western Political Experts
Proofpoint's cybersecurity experts have released an investigation into the Iran-directed hacking group TA453, also known as Charming Kitten, PHOSPHORUS and APT42. The group has recently started targeting people specializing in Middle East-related issues, nuclear safety and genetic research. Each of their most recently observed email attacks used multiple fake identities. To do this, TA453 used the identities of real people working in Western foreign policy research institutions. The attacks also use new social engineering tactics to carry out work on behalf of the…