A US security company claims that Iran has virtual control over a large number of vital defence and infrastructure sites on the web.
Cylance said in a report that its “Operation Cleaver” investigation reveals that an Iranian team called Tarh Andishan has built an infrastructure to spy, steal and destroy control systems and networks.
It said that Iranian hackers have directly attacked government agencies and infrastructure companies in Canada, China, the US, the UK, France, Germany, India, Israel, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and the UAE.
It claims the HQ of the operation in Tehran also has other members in countries including the UK, the Netherlands and Canada.
The report claims that Iran has reacted to malware campaigns directed upon it since 2009, targeted at its nuclear programme and its oil and gas operations.
Iran is also claimed to have attacked banks, Israeli national systems, US Navy computers and other systems.
Infrastructure under theft includes US military targets, oil, gas and chemical companies, airports, healthcare, aerospace and defence companies.
You can find the full report here.
