Iranian hackers breach VPN servers to plant backdoors in corporate networks worldwide

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The campaign, dubbed Fox Kitten, has also been targeting unpatched Citrix servers

Researchers at cyber security firm ClearSky claim to have uncovered an Iranian hacking campaign intended to gain a  persistent foothold on the networks of major companies worldwide. The campaign...

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