By Ellen Nakashima and Ellen Nakashima National security reporter Email Bio Follow Spencer S. Hsu Spencer S. Hsu Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow March 27 at 2:31 PM In the latest of a string of security actions, Microsoft has seized 99 websites it says were used by Iranian hackers to launch cyberattacks against government agencies, businesses and users in Washington, according to a company blog post and court records unsealed Wednesday.
In the Phosphorus case, Microsoft filed suit March 14 against defendants identified as “John Does 1-2,” asking a federal court to halt the activity and allow the company to take over and disable websites used to hack, gain and keep access to victim networks, and steal sensitive data. Hultquist said FireEye believes the group known as APT 35 has links to the Iranian government and may be behind destructive cyberattacks on oil and gas companies in the Gulf region in recent years.
Microsoft and other online companies have grown increasingly active in countering such sites, although security experts liken their efforts to a game of Whac-A-Mole, with new attack methods evolving as others are shut down.
Why wouldn’t they? American leadership is so corrupt, they may be able to take advantage of that.
Why not! Trump's refusal to give authorization to our Intelligence Community to Coordinate, and assist U.S. Agencies, State and Local governments, and U.S.Companies to protect the Nation from cyber attacks, has given an open invitations to all adversaries.
Must be WaPo, Remember the Little Green Book! The Bezos Manual about the village next door,.or was that Hillary?
Every country with a computer and an internet connection is poking around to see what can be hacked in the US. That’s why firewalls are big business, and why we have counter-intelligence operations in multiple agencies. The only surprise is that some are surprised by this.
Google the nco/Pegasus project. They just did a segment on 60 minutes this past Sunday
Iran, are you listening? Release his tax returns.
And, like Russia and China, US Elections. Some helped in attacks by WH and RNC staffers.
Aw man now CNN watchers are in for 3 years of Iran collusion maybe they'll switch to Fox
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But Obama said the Iranians are our friends.
More Trump.propaganda
Shocked..............No........The Iranians want to push Israel into the sea and destroy America. 😡
You sure it wasn't some 400 lb. man on his bed in his parents basement?
Microsoft sucks - go Mac 🖥 and you won’t go back
And our government does norhing
Wait... Why stop them if you will not stop Russia!?
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