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Iranian cyberattack breached hostage deal diplomatic channels in Cairo
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Israeli cyber firm reveals Iran tried to derail hostage deal talks
The Israeli company Dream disclosed Friday evening that an Iranian cyberattack penetrated Middle Eastern diplomatic networks with the goal of disrupting the Cairo ceasefire talks and undermining efforts to reach a hostage deal. According to the company, the hackers exploited the real email account of an employee at the Omani Embassy in Paris, from which they sent messages disguised as legitimate diplomatic correspondence. The messages, which app…
Iranian hackers infiltrated diplomatic networks in Cairo during ceasefire and hostage deal talks • According to Israeli cyber firm Dream, the attack was carried out through an email account of the Omani embassy in Paris and was intended to undermine trust between the parties • The fake emails contained infected files that allowed access to sensitive discussions between Egypt, the US and Qatar
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