Iran And The U.S. Are Now Waging A Cyberwar

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Business Insider: US Cyber Command reportedly launched a cyberattack against Iran as Trump nixed his military strikes

* US Cyber Command on Thursday launched an operation against an Iranian spy group, despite President Donald Trump's last-minute scrapping of a direct military strike, former intelligence officials said in a Yahoo News report.
* The Iranian group is believed to have supported the limpet mine attacks against two tanker ships earlier last week, which resulted in the US increasing its military posture against the country.
* The group reportedly tracked and targeted both military and civilian vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
* Trump has given significant autonomy to CYBERCOM, the US military's command for cyber-related operations, and authorized it to conduct offensive attacks against foreign adversaries during his presidency

United States Cyber Command on Thursday reportedly launched an operation against an Iranian spy group with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, despite President Donald Trump's last-minute scrapping of a direct military strike, former intelligence officials said in a Yahoo News report.

The Iranian group is believed to have supported the limpet mine attacks against two tanker ships earlier last week, which resulted in the US increasing its military posture against the country. The group reportedly tracked and targeted both military and civilian vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Update #1: Pentagon secretly struck back against Iranian cyberspies targeting U.S. ships (Yahoo News)
Update #2: Pentagon launched secret digital strike on Iranian spy group: report (The Hill)
Update #3: Iran’s Cyber Army Is Under Attack From All Sides (Daily Beast)

WNU Editor: The Iranians are also launching their attacks .... Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign against U.S. amid ongoing tension (Global News/AP). More here .... Security firms see spike in Iranian cyberattacks (Politico).

Update #4: Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign amid tensions with US (AP)