Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms

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Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms
Hackers posed as recruiters working for US defence giants Collins Aerospace and General Dynamics on LinkedIn to break into the networks of military contractors in Europe, cybersecurity researchers said. The cyber spies were able to compromise the systems of at least two defence and aerospace ...

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