Iranian hackers are targeting aviation, oil and gas companies in espionage scheme, researchers say | CNN Politics

Iranian hackers have posed as job recruiters to target software engineers at aviation and oil companies, according to cybersecurity researchers.

The espionage effort used fake job postings and infected video conferencing software during the US and Israeli war with Iran.

Researchers say the hackers haven't successfully breached aviation or oil firms but may have compromised other targets in the global campaign.

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Iranian hackers have posed as job recruiters to target software engineers in the aviation sector as part of an elaborate espionage scheme during the US and Israeli war with Iran, cybersecurity researchers told CNN on Friday.