Deutsche Welle :
Meta on Friday cautioned US presidential campaigns after it was discovered that a network of hackers linked to Iran was responsible for “malicious activity” on the WhatsApp messaging service.
“Our investigation linked this activity to APT42, an Iranian threat actor known for its persistent phishing campaigns across the internet targeting political and diplomatic officials, and other public figures,” the tech giant said.
Meta added that some officials associated with the administrations of US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had been targeted.
The company said it had not seen evidence of the targeted WhatsApp accounts being compromised.
“Given the heightened threat environment ahead of the US election, we also shared information about this malicious activity with law enforcement and with the presidential campaigns to encourage them to stay cautious against potential adversarial targeting,” Meta said.