Islamic regime targeting dissidents, Israelis in new wave of advanced phishing attacks

The Islamic Republic has reacted to domestic unrest with a new cyber campaign against dissidents in the Iranian diaspora, a cyber expert targeted by Iran told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.

Beyond targeting those vocal against the regime’s brutal treatment of protesters in recent weeks, UK-based Iranian opposition activist and independent cyber espionage investigator Nariman Gharib shared that members of the Syrian opposition, journalists, activists, and Israeli diplomats were being targeted.

Gharib’s confirmation came as activists and journalists have been reporting online that Islamic Republic agents have been posing as officials from Israeli media station ILTV News and well-regarded peace activists in the region.

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