The FBI has seized four website domains for an Iran-based hacking group that claimed credit for a cyberattack against a US-based company.
The US Justice Department said the seizure is part of an "ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)".
The seized domains were used to call for the killing of journalists, regime dissidents, and Israeli people, according to the Justice Department.
"Iran thought they could hide behind fake websites and keyboard threats to terrorise Americans and silence dissidents,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.
“We took down four of their operation's pillars and we're not done.
"This FBI will hunt down every actor behind these cowardly death threats and cyberattacks and will bring the full force of American law enforcement down on them", Patel added.
- BBC
The US Justice Department said the seizure is part of an "ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)".
The seized domains were used to call for the killing of journalists, regime dissidents, and Israeli people, according to the Justice Department.
"Iran thought they could hide behind fake websites and keyboard threats to terrorise Americans and silence dissidents,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.
“We took down four of their operation's pillars and we're not done.
"This FBI will hunt down every actor behind these cowardly death threats and cyberattacks and will bring the full force of American law enforcement down on them", Patel added.
- BBC
