Iran cyber attack hits 9,000 email accounts in British Parliament
Times:
Iran carried out a “brute force” cyberattack on parliament that hit dozens of MPs this summer, according to a secret intelligence assessment.This raises the question about why Britain still favors Obama's bad deal with Iran on its nuclear program. It is clear that Iran is a hostile regime that cannot be trusted even by the backers of the flawed deal.
Some 9,000 email accounts, including those belonging to Theresa May and other cabinet ministers, were subjected to a sustained attack on June 23. Ninety accounts were compromised.
Russia was initially blamed but investigators have traced the attack to the Tehran regime, The Times can reveal. It is believed to be Iran’s first significant act of cyberwarfare on Britain and underlines its emergence as one of the world’s biggest cyberpowers.
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