Iranian state-sponsored actors continue to target researchers by impersonating US think tanks. SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) stated in a report that the targets were all women active in political affairs and human rights in the Middle East region. Cybersecurity researchers attributed the activity to Cobalt Illusion, a hacking group also known as APT35, Charming […]
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