US officials accuse Iran hackers of breaking into Navy's computers

[Youbetternot]

Iran hackers huh, when did this happen?

Oh, how times have changed. Almost a year ago, Iranian officials claimed the country was suffering from constant internet-based attacks. Now, according to theWSJ, it's Iran -- or hackers working for the Iranian government -- that's allegedly behind a series of digital intrusions on the US Navy's unclassified computers. The report, which cites unnamed US officials, says the attacks these past few weeks targeted computers that the Navy's been using for email and intranet. Since no sensitive information was stolen, the US is reportedly more worried about the digital attacks' implications: Iran is gaining hacking proficiency, and fast. Supposedly, it's because Russian hackers have been extending their help -- true or not, it's clear that the US can no longer view Iran as a non-threat in the cyber arena. 

 

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/28/us-iran-navy-hack/

[whatthe_fuzz]

is this still considered a terrorist attack? 

 

i blame Al Queer-da

[Guerrero]

is this still considered a terrorist attack? 

 

i blame Al Queer-da

Do not blame our ally Al Qaeda

[whatthe_fuzz]

Do not blame our ally Al Qaeda

 

you sir, just made my night! +1 internet for you!

[Guerrero]

Good for Iran, and good for the new drone they showed today

[Morpheus]

 

 

you sir, just made my night! +1 internet for you!

explain it to me, I'm a little slow on these types of jokes

[whatthe_fuzz]

explain it to me, I'm a little slow on these types of jokes

 

our president is BIG into supporting the middle east...but not in the good way. 

 

IMO, its a Fast and the Furious scandal waiting to happen again. He treats Iran like their friendly. the joke was he likes Al Qaeda 

[Fetzie]

I guess its a bit of tit for tat. "the US hacks Iran, Iran hacks the US". Reciprocal hacking, if you were.

 

Although I hardly believe that unclassified computers are going to have much security around them, and they wouldn't contain anything sensitive anyway (you would, at least, hope that they didn't).

[Snickerzz]

is this still considered a terrorist attack? 

 

i blame Al Queer-da

thats mean to queers ;c

[whatthe_fuzz]

thats mean to queers ;c

 

no offense to the queers! Queers>Al Qaeda 

[Snickerzz]

no offense to the queers! Queers>Al Qaeda 

[IdeaStormer]

How do we know its not the NSA trying to find out dirt on the Admirals?

 

Or the Admirals Wive/Mistress who works at the NSA that's abusing their eaves dropping privileges?

[Lays]

how does one hack into government stoof in a desert.. with a goat?

[SethAFitzgerald]

Things like this are basically just false flags. We continue to hammer Iran even though they pose little real threat to us at the moment. Not to mention the fact that we support true "enemies" of the US (ie Al Qaeda) by funding them in places such as Syria.