# Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber threats targeting dissidents

https://mins.news/en/item/59912

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 20:16 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/western-intelligence-warns-of-iranian-cyber-threats-targeting-dissidents?traffic_source=rss

> The US, UK and Netherlands warn that Iran is almost certainly using cyber operations to pursue Iranian critics of the regime living in the West. Their coordinated advisories identify the allegedly Iran-linked spyware CHOSEN BRICK, which is used in spear-phishing campaigns on WhatsApp and Telegram to steal sensitive data and damage targets’ reputations.

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