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Fake Website With Ties to Iran’s Regime Targets U.S. Veterans

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Researchers have unmasked a website masquerading as a job site for U.S. veterans that may have ties to Iran’s regime, Regime Hacking Exposed for the Third Time in Two Months
The Iranian Regime’s cyber-espionage operations have once again been exposed in two leaks published via Telegram channels and sites on the Dark Web and the public Internet. The authenticity… Regime Spread ‘Fake News’ Online
Endless Mayfly’ is an Iran-aligned network of inauthentic websites and online personas used to spread false and divisive information primarily targeting , the United States, and…https://t.co/IF7BxPQ61v

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 15, 2019

“When you focus on the agenda of the attackers, it’s unlikely to be a garden variety attack…they certainly wanted something much more meaningful than your cat pictures,” Mercer said.

Mercer added that it’s difficult to assess the effectiveness of this attack since it was discovered before the operation went into high gear. “We did not identify any ‘in-the-wild’ activity associated and since our publication, the threat actor’s website is now unavailable.”