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*FBI warns defense firms of 'coordinated' cyber attacks traced to Iran* *Leada Gore | * <http://connect.al.com/staff/LeadaGore/posts.html> on December 18, 2014 at 2:22 PM The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning U.S. defense and energy firms about a possible series of coordinated cyber attacks believed to be coming from Iran. A confidential FBI memo recently sent to organizations advised the companies to take steps to protect their networks from hackers. Defense firms, energy companies and educational institutions are believed to be the main targets of the intrusions, *Reuters reported.* <http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/13/us-cybersecurity-iran-fbi-idUSKBN0JQ28Z20141213> The hackers are believed to be using malicious software and other techniques to infiltrate the company networks. The FBI memo contained technical details on the attacks, as well as advice to stop the intrusions. Companies are also advised to contact the FBI if they think they have been the victim of a hack, which has been given the name "Operation Cleaver." It's believed as many as 10 targets, including an airline, medical university, natural gas energy company, automaker, defense contractor and military installation have already been hit. The FBI did not identify those organizations by name. The threat comes as a group believed to be from North Korea hacked into Sony Pictures computers and leaked volumes of confidential information on the internet. __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmb2p2YjVjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MTg5NDkwMDk-> [image: Yahoo! Groups] <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlczU5bjhwBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQxODk0OTAwOQ--> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
