Iranian Hackers Use Telegram-Controlled Malware to Spy on Dissidents and Journalists

Cybersecurity agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have detailed a Windows malware that they say Iran’s intelligence service uses to spy on dissidents, journalists, and activists around the world.The malware is controlled via the Telegram messaging app and can copy a target’s emails and chat messages, take screenshots, and activate the microphone to record

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