Cybersecurity
Iranians May Be Behind Unprecedented Cyber Hacks, FireEye Says
- Attacks being made via hijacks of Internet domain names
- Scale of attacks will require coordinated global response
National flags of Iran fly in Tehran.
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Cyber attackers in Iran could be behind a wave of hacks on government and communications infrastructure that will require a coordinated global response to repel, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc.
FireEye researchers have identified attacks on dozens of Internet sites belonging to entities across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, the firm said in a report published Thursday. The actor or actors have “a nexus to Iran,” it said.