Treasury sanctions Iran's intelligence ministry for alleged cyberattack on Albania

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Iran’s intelligence ministry and its top intelligence official on Friday in response to a cyberattack the country allegedly launched on Albania in July.

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its minister of intelligence as engaging in cyber-enabled activities against the United States and its allies.

The announcement comes two days after the U.S. National Security Council condemned Iran for conducting an “unprecedented” cyberattack that targeted Albanian government digital services and websites on July 15.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in a statement on Wednesday that an investigation concluded Iran was responsible for recruiting four groups that conducted the attack. He said Albania immediately cut diplomatic relations with Iran and ordered staff at the Iranian embassy to leave the country.

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[irisblue]

1. Why Albania? The NATO membership as a way to get into the computer systems?

[Samrob]

2. Sounds suspicious to me. We are always looking for a way to sanction or otherwise target Iran. nt