John Bumgarner, a cyberwarfare expert on the Stuxnet computer attacks, works on his laptop computer in Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 1, 2011. (photo by REUTERS/John Adkisson)
US Withholds Evidence For Iran Cyberattacks -- Al-Monitor
Iran is a logical suspect in a barrage of cyberattacks that have hit major U.S. and international banks in recent months.
The so-called distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) – which make it hard to access websites that are being bombarded with requests from hacker-run computers – seem understandable for two reasons: They could be revenge for the computer viruses such as Stuxnet that destroyed more than 1,000 Iranian centrifuges in 2010 and other covert assaults on Iran’s nuclear program. They could also be a response to draconian U.S.-led sanctions on Iranian banks that are making it difficult for Iran to conduct normal trade and especially to repatriate money from oil exports.
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My Comment: This White House's silence is understandable (from their point of view) .... if the U.S. government publicly announces that Iran is attempting to bring down the U.S. banking system, the reaction among the American public would be .... to put it bluntly .... filled with concern and possibly panic.
The U.S. banking system is built on trust and reliability .... if a number of U.S. banks do become cyber-damaged to the point that their networks have become compromised and unreliable .... what would you think the response would be .... especially among those who have their financial assets in these banks. Think worse case scenario .... and then think of what a financial run on a bank would look like.
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