Iran dismisses FBI cyberattack claims
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Iran denies FBI cyberattack claims and blames the US and Israeli intelligence for cyberattacks on its infrastructure.
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Iran dismisses FBI cyberattack claims.
Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations unequivocally denied a claim made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concerning an alleged Iranian cyberattack on an American hospital on Thursday.
The Iranian Mission argued that Iran itself is a victim of US and Israeli cyberattacks on its infrastructure, particularly its nuclear facilities.
It stated that the FBI's assertion is an example of psychological warfare and a blame game campaign against Iran, slamming it as meaningless.
It went on to say that the release of fake news nearly a year after the purported cyberattack calls the assertion into question.
On Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray blamed Iran for an alleged cyberattack on Boston Children's Hospital that occurred a year ago.
He claimed that the FBI was able to defuse the attack before it caused significant damage to the hospital's computer network.
Earlier, Iran revealed that it had exposed a large cyberespionage network that was run by an Israeli intelligence agency in West Azarbaijan.
In his account, the Director-General of Intelligence of West Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran stated that the cyber-espionage network was attempting to carry out acts of sabotage within Iran.
Furthermore, he hailed the vigilance of the Iranian intelligence forces for dismantling the spy network.
