Iran Threatens to Attack Apple, Google, and Other US Tech Firms in Middle East
2026-04-02T08:51:57Z•f3acd39308547d632f4f04e98c65af268ad793cc4d383769f037ff852818833b
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A TechRepublic news roundup highlighting multiple high-impact cyber and national-security developments: Iran threatened US tech firms in the Middle East and Iran-linked actors leaked personal emails from a US official; North Korean operators are using AI-generated résumés and stolen identities to infiltrate hiring pipelines; attackers are distributing multi-stage malware via WhatsApp to compromise Windows PCs; a global phishing campaign is bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA; Google released a high-risk Chrome update addressing eight serious flaws; TP‑Link patched a router bug allowing unauthenticated
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