U.S. Detects Flurry of Iranian Hacking

(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon - Iran's Revolutionary Guards hacked email and social-media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks, U.S. officials said. The cyberattacks are the latest sign that the regime has not moderated its hostility toward Washington despite the nuclear accord. U.S. officials say the IRGC has developed an army of cyberattackers, trained by Russia, who have focused on such targets as Wall Street banks, Saudi oil companies and both internal and external opponents of the regime.


2015-11-05 00:00:00

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