The Iran Cyber Warfare Threat: Everything You Need To Know
The Iran Cyber Warfare Threat: Everything You Need To Know
- When news emerged that Iranian general Qassem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike on January 3, speculation about an imminent cyberattack was rife.
- And for a short moment in the early hours of Sunday, it seemed like the first Iranian-led cyberattack might have arrived.
- The Federal Depository Library Program website had been defaced by hackers claiming to be working for the Iranian government.
- But there was no proof to link the hackers to Iran.
Forbes – Kate O’Flaherty | January 6, 2020
- When news emerged that Iranian general Qassem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike on January 3, speculation about an imminent cyberattack was rife.
- And for a short moment in the early hours of Sunday, it seemed like the first Iranian-led cyberattack might have arrived.
- The Federal Depository Library Program website had been defaced by hackers claiming to be working for the Iranian government.
- But there was no proof to link the hackers to Iran.
Forbes – Kate O’Flaherty | January 6, 2020