Seriously? Iranian Hackers *Again*

Right, listen up. Some goddamn Iranian-backed hackers – APT35, because apparently they need a fancy name for being assholes – have been phishing diplomats. Like, really basic phishing. They sent emails pretending to be legitimate entities and got access to over 100 email accounts at embassies worldwide. Mostly in Europe and North America, naturally. Because those are the easy targets.

They’re using a bunch of different techniques – compromised accounts, fake login pages, the whole nine yards of low-effort crap. They’ve been doing this for *months*, apparently, since at least February 2024. And what are they after? Intelligence gathering, obviously. Political stuff, military info, general snooping. You know, the usual.

The worst part? They’re using infrastructure that’s been linked to them before. Like, this isn’t some new genius tactic. It’s just… persistent incompetence with state sponsorship. And people *still* fell for it! Honestly, I’ve seen better OPSEC from a goldfish.

Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) is the one reporting all this, so you know it’s legit. They’re saying it’s a widespread campaign and everyone needs to be on alert. Like anyone actually *is*.

Just… fantastic. Another day, another breach. I swear, if I had a nickel for every time some nation-state decided to poke around where they don’t belong…

Source: The Hack News – Iranian Hackers Exploit 100+ Embassy Email Accounts

Speaking of diplomats being clueless, I once had to remotely wipe the phone of an ambassador who thought a text message offering him “free airline miles” was legitimate. He’d already clicked the link and entered his credentials. Seriously. Airline miles. I’m starting to think some people actively *want* to get hacked.

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