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Iranian cybercriminals are targeting WhatsApp users in spear phishing campaign

ID: 06791f8b-bd2c-5e28-9fc5-34ccf39dc226

STIX ID: report--06791f8b-bd2c-5e28-9fc5-34ccf39dc226

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-08-30

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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Meta disclosed that an Iranian state‑sponsored APT (aka APT42/Charming Kitten and other vendor names) ran a WhatsApp spear‑phishing campaign targeting political, diplomatic and public figures in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the UK and the US by impersonating technical support for major providers; Meta disrupted the accounts and there is no confirmed evidence of successful compromises.

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