FBI: Iranian hackers targeting opponents with Telegram malware

The FBI warns that Iranian government-linked actors, tied to the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, have been distributing malware via Telegram to target dissidents, journalists, and opponents worldwide; attackers use social-engineering (impersonation and coerced file transfers) and Telegram bot-based command-and-control to collect intelligence and enable hack-and-leak operations, with observed use in a Handala-linked leak involving Stryker.