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Hacking concerns amid tensions with Iran

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Hacking concerns amid tensions with Iran
Hacking concerns amid tensions with Iran

Tensions have escalated rapidly since the US air strike that Killed Iran's top general Quasem Soleimani.

AGAINST THE UNITED STATES -EXPERTS SAY ONE WAY THEY COULDDO THAT IS BY CYBER ATTACKS.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE MATTSCZESNY IS LIVE IN WEST PALMBEACH WITH THE WARNING...MATT?KELLEY - EXPERTS SAY ONEATTACK BY IRAN ON OILPRODUCTION COULD AFFCET THEPRICE OF GAS - BUT MANY ARECONCERNED IRAN COULD DO A LOTMORE HARM BY ATTACKING FROM ALAPTOP.<<“In this case the adversain particular Iran have theupper hand because theycontrol when they will attackus” FORMER SECRET SERVICEAGENT MIKE LEVINÃIS ALSO AFORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THENATIONAL CYBER SECURITYDIVISION WHO SAYS HISEXPERIENCE TELLS HIM ANYATTACK COULD LIKELY BE A CYBERONE- OTHER FORMER MEMBERS OFTHE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SAYTHEY EXPECT IT.“This is notagainst our military usbusinesses things likeinfrastructure, waterelectricity, banking all ofthose things are targets”“They can cause denialservice attacks where theytake down organizations andbusinesses and websites wherewe need for our daily use”MIKE LEVIN SAYS IRANTO WAGE WAR OVER INTERNET ISNOTHING TO TAKE LIGHTLY.

ANDEVEN NOW HE BELIEVESÃHACKERSOVERSEAS ARE LOOKING TO GAINSECURE ACCESS BY PHISHING ANDSPEARFISHING METHODS.“ItdoesnIran or a hacker that wants tosteal your data, you need toeducate your employees and weneed to have a higher degreeof understanding of the riskto every organization”

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