Iranian Hackers Launch a New US-Targeted Campaign as
Tensions Mount
By Andy Greenberg
Published: 2019-06-20 · Archived: 2026-04-05 13:47:57 UTC
Three cybersecurity firms have identified phishing attacks stemming from Iran—that may lay the groundwork for
something more destructive.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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When two countries begin to threaten war in 2019, it's a safe bet that they've already been hacking each other's
networks. Right on schedule, three different cybersecurity firms now say they've watched Iran's hackers try to gain
access to a wide array of US organizations over the past few weeks, just as military tensions between the two
countries rise to a breaking point—though it's not yet clear whether those hacker intrusions are aimed at
intelligence gathering, laying the groundwork for a more disruptive cyberattack, or both.
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Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED covering hacking, cybersecurity, and surveillance. He’s the author
of the books Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency and Sandworm: A New
Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. His books ... Read More
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