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Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms

By Jack Stubbs on Jun 18, 2020 6:21AM
Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms

Posed as recruiters.

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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By Jack Stubbs
Jun 18 2020
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