Facebook says Iranian hackers targeted nearly 200 U.S. military personnel on its platform. The hackers, known as “Tortiseshell,” used fake online personas and phishing to drive people off of the site, infect their devices with malware and steal log-in information. CBS News reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss.
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