anuseems Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Iranian hackers managed to score a more serious hit on the US Navy than has been previously admitted.In September, the US Navy's largest unclassified computer network was hacked by a group either "working directly for Iran's government or acting with the approval of Iranian leaders".Not much was said at the time, but it looked like a simple hack in revenge for all that Stuxnet stuff that the US and Israel did to the Iranian nuclear plant.Now US officials say that the network infiltration was far more extensive than previously thought, and lasted much longer.According to The Wall Street Journal, it took the Navy four months after initial news of the hack was published in late September to purge the hackers from the network.The hackers hit the Navy Marine Corps intranet through "a security gap" in one of the Navy's public-facing websites. Officials say that the hackers made no headway into classified networks but seemed to be everywhere in the network.It took a coordinated plan to push them out and cyberwarriors and contractors had to be bought in to do the job. The cost to repair the network, a senior defence official said, was $10 million and will probably rise when a few invoices are paid.The US Navy was surprised at the skills of the Iranian hackers. They had previously relied on DDoS attacks to attack US government networks which are not that difficult to stop.What is worrying is that while the hackers reportedly were not able to extract any truly valuable information from their infiltration, they could still do a lot of damage. Moreover, the Iranians could train many people in their techniques. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304899704579389402826681452 Edited February 20, 2014 by anuseems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLord Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Well, it's either:1. False -> another anti-Iran propaganda! :thumbsdown:2. True -> what goes around comes around! :boxing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truemate Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) The US Navy was surprised at the skills of the Iranian hackers.Iran have so much brain ? ;plooks like they may hired some chinese hackers,,as they(china) has been doing this since the 90s Edited February 23, 2014 by truemate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truemate Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 p.s-Today the US is in serious economic trouble. Its dollar has been the world's default currency since the end of World War Two, and that status is now in danger of coming to an end. Several years ago, Saddam Hussein threatened to cease using the dollar exclusively for oil trading, and the US successfully quashed his efforts by invading Iraq and deposing him. Other countries in the Middle East have registered their own interests in eliminating the dollar's exclusivity.Recently, Iran worked out a deal with India to bypass the dollar. The US threatened economic sanctions against Iran if they went through with the deal. Other countries, notably China and Russia, expressed their support for India and Iran if the US launched an economic attack against Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn_andre Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 All these are just the Tip of the IceBerg ... Just stay tuned for more.... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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