CNN reported that cybersecurity researchers revealed Iranian hackers targeted engineers within the U.S. aviation sector during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.
Sources stated that the Iranian hackers posed as recruiters within a sophisticated espionage network and specifically targeted software engineers working in the aviation sector.
Researchers say the hackers used this strategy to steal sensitive data and infiltrate the technical systems of the sector.
These cyberattacks were reportedly carried out as part of the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Iran and its regional and international adversaries.