An Iranian cyber-espionage group attempted to pose as one of the cyber-security firms that exposed its previous hacking campaigns in an effort to spear-phish people interested in reading reports about it.
The group —also known as an advanced persistent threat (APT) in infosec jargon— is known by security experts under the codenames of Charming Kitten, Newscaster, or Newsbeef.
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer