Meta Blocks Iranian Hackers Targeting Trump, Biden Staffers on WhatsApp

The hackers were identified as the same Iranian group identified by the U.S. intelligence community for targeting the Trump and Biden–Harris campaigns.

A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Meta stated on Aug. 23 that it has blocked a group of fake WhatsApp accounts connected to an Iranian hacker group that was identified as being behind the targeting of staffers working on U.S. presidential election campaigns.

The hackers were pretending to be tech support agents from well-known companies such as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft and attempting to target high-profile individuals, including political figures in the United States, the UK, Israel, and Iran.