Report: Iran targets U.S. officials in hacking spree

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Hackers backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps have hacked top administration officials in the United States, according to an official quoted in the Wall Street Journal late Wednesday.

“U.S. officials were among many who were targeted by recent cyberattacks,” the source said. Those officials included staffers in the State Department’s Office of Iranian Affairs and its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in addition to some journalists and academics.

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