Iran dismisses FBI cyberattack claims
Iran denies FBI cyberattack claims and blames the US and Israeli intelligence for cyberattacks on its infrastructure.
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.