Iran-affiliated hackers claim attack on US and Israeli defense – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

Microsoft, the world technology giant, claims that a group of hackers affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran have attacked American and Israeli companies active in the field of defense technology, which use the company’s software. An operation Hacker They have spread widely.

The company is the first of this group of Hackers At the end of July this year under the name “DEV-0343” and tracked their activities. However, the number of bases targeted by these cyber attacks is not significant; Microsoft claims that hackers are constantly improving skills [هکری] They work on their own.

The company in a statement that In the form of A blog post was published, announcing that “[مرکز اطلاعات خطر مایکروسافت] Observed that this group Hacker DEV-0343 with a focus on US and Israeli defense technology companies, Gulf ports, or corporations Transportation A global naval with commercial activities in the Middle East is attacking Hacker “It has spread widely.”

Among the targets of this cyber-attack are the names of defense companies that produce military radars, technology UAV“Support for emergency response satellite and telecommunications systems in the United States, the European Union, and the Israeli regime,” prompted Microsoft to attribute the attacks to Tehran.

“This activity,” Microsoft said in a statement [هکری] “It probably supports the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Access to commercial satellite imagery and dedicated shipping plans and air travel reports can help Iran develop its satellite program.”

Charged attack Hacker It is being brought against Iran while Tehran accuses the Zionist regime of being involved in the assassination of “Mohsen Fakhrizadeh”, a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist. Tehran is convinced that the Mossad spy agency in this assassination Hand The Zionist regime has not yet denied or confirmed this accusation.