Hackers posed as recruiters on LinkedIn to break into the networks of military contractors in Europe. —Reuters
LONDON: 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 on June 17.
The cyber spies were able to compromise the systems of at least two defence and aerospace firms in Central Europe last year by approaching employees with pseudo job offers from the US firms, Slovakia-based cybersecurity firm ESET said.
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