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Iran Hackers Exploiting Social Media

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Conservative lawmakers in Iran may frown upon social-media networks, but the country’s hackers don’t. According to a new report from cybersecurity firm iSight Partners, hackers in Iran have been engaged in a three-year plan to use social networks to start friendships with U.S.

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