Meta announced late on Friday that it had blocked some WhatsApp accounts that it says were being used by Iran-based malicious state actors
Malicious cybercriminals that were based in and supported by Iran have reportedly been detected in Meta’s WhatsApp service and have since been blocked. Meta announced this latest attempt by Iran-based state actors to cause trouble in a blog post late on Friday.
The blog post stated:
This malicious activity originated in Iran and attempted to target individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the United States and the UK. This effort appeared to have focused on political and diplomatic officials, and other public figures, including some associated with administrations of President Biden and former President Trump.
