A group of Iranian hackers has waged a creative campaign of cyber-espionage, targeting hundreds of high-ranking U.S. defense, diplomatic and other officials who are lured to fake Web sites through an elaborate social media network that features a bogus online news site, according to a new report.Since at least 2011, the hackers have targeted current and former senior military officials, including a four-star admiral, current and former foreign policy officials who work on non-proliferation issues, as well as personnel from more than 10 U.S. and Israeli defense contractors, according to iSightPartners, a cybersecurity research firm.
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