U.S. arraignment Iran on suspicion of hacking

U.S. arraignment Iran on suspicion of hacking

News Update-WASHINGTON-United States charged seven Iranians on suspicion of hacking almost 50 financial companies and a dam in New York.

A series of attacks carried out from 2011 through 2013 were allegedly coordinated by a number of Iranian companies.

The US justice ministry revealed the indictments against seven people, believed to be working for the Iranian government.

The indictment claimed them as 'experienced computer hackers' and officials said the attacks were "wake up" the various parties.

For the first time the United States indicted a number of people associated with a particular state governments in the US infrastructure hacks in the major industrial sectors, such as finance and water.

"The attack threatens our economic prosperity and our ability to compete well in the world market, these two things are directly related to national security," said US Attorney Loretta Lynch.

He added that the attacks cause losses of tens of millions of dollars.

Ahmad Fathi, Hamid Firoozi, Amin Shokohi, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, Omid Ghaffarinia, Sina Keissar, and Nader Seidi identified in the indictment as those suspected of committing cyber attacks. (N/U)