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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq A-Awsat

UK Cyber-chiefs Warn Key Sectors About Russia, Iran Attacks

Spear-phishing involves an attacker sending malicious links to specific targets. Reuters

UK cyber-security chiefs on Thursday warned that Russia and Iran were increasingly targeting government officials, journalists and NGOs with so-called "spear-fishing" attacks in order to "compromise sensitive systems".

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) urged those in such roles to familiarize themselves with material on its website explaining the techniques and tactics used by the attackers as well as mitigation advice.

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