Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands Issue Warning About Iranian Spyware Programs

Al-Taj News – Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands issued a joint cybersecurity warning on Tuesday detailing spyware programs that, according to these countries, are being used by Iranian state-linked actors to target dissidents, activists, and journalists.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre said that Iranian state-linked actors had used a group of spyware programs known as (ChosenPry) to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information through “spear-phishing” campaigns on messaging platforms, including (WhatsApp) and (Telegram).