Iran carries out cyber attacks on US banks

**Outlaw** · 2012-09-21 07:35

By Robert Windrem and Jim Miklaszewski
NBC News

National security officials told NBC News that the continuing cyber attacks this week that slowed the websites of JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are being carried out by the government of Iran. One of those sources said the claim by hackers that the attacks were prompted by the online video mocking the Prophet Muhammad is just a cover story.

A group of purported hackers in the Middle East has claimed credit for problems at the websites of both banks, citing the online video mocking the founder of Islam. One security source called that statement "a cover" for the Iranian government's operations.

The attack is described by one source, a former U.S. official familiar with the attacks, as being "significant and ongoing" and looking to cause "functional and significant damage." Also, one source suggested the attacks were in response to U.S. sanctions on Iranian banks.

The consumer banking website of Bank of America was unavailable to some customers on Tuesday, and JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday had the same problems, which multiple sources linked to a denial-of-service attack, in which a website is bogged down by a large number of requests. A Chase spokesman said Wednesday that the consumer site was intermittently unavailable to some customers, but did not acknowledge then that there was an attack. On Thursday, Chase said slowness continued but was resolved by late afternoon Eastern Time. Bank of America acknowledged on Tuesday that its site had experienced slowness, but would not say what caused it.

Senior U.S. officials acknowledge that Iranian attacks have been the subject of intense interest by U.S. intelligence for several weeks. Last week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Intelligence Directorate, known as J-2, confirmed continuing Iranian cyber attacks against U.S. financial institutions in a report described as "highly classified." The report was posted on internal classified U.S. government sites last Friday, September 14. .....

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...ks-on-us-banks

I didn't quote the whole thing. Check the link to read the rest.

**hey** · 2012-09-21 07:40

They fired up some dos software and set it to attack some banks' servers? We should probably classify that as TOP SECRET.

**Ragnus** · 2012-09-21 07:51

Head of Cyber Security: D'aww. That's cute. They think they can do cyber attacks. Jenson, send their computers the Paladin Virus.

Seriously though... they think they're going to make people give a fuck with DDOS attacks that aren't masking a virus implant?

**Athas** · 2012-09-21 13:32

It's 2012, are we really still calling ddos 'cyber attacks'?

**hey** · 2012-09-21 13:33

Originally Posted by Athas

It's 2012, are we really still calling ddos 'cyber attacks'?

When it's so effective in making people mad at the muslims? Of course.

**Talint** · 2012-09-21 13:44

SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK!

This is because our president and his foreign policy has failed to take a hardline stance against Iran!

**Azull** · 2012-09-21 14:00

That would explain why i was mildly inconvenienced when i went to check my bank yesterday. This clearly spells doom for our economy.

**Salodin** · 2012-09-21 14:49

While its only silly ddos attacks, isn't it quite a diplomatic issue if a country is attacking another countries banks?

**Xno Kappa** · 2012-09-21 14:56

Did they just figure out how to do this shit and think it was innovative? lol

**hey** · 2012-09-21 15:34

Originally Posted by Salodin

While its only silly ddos attacks, isn't it quite a diplomatic issue if a country is attacking another countries banks?

They're not really attacking the banks, just their website.

**Rhyis.** · 2012-09-21 15:37

That kind of amounts to the same thing.

**Plow** · 2012-09-21 16:46

long story short, the Iranian government is approaching the capabilities of aol script kiddies in 1994

**Plow** · 2012-09-21 16:47

next week: the new WTC is bombed... with almost 4 million pieces of junk mail

**Kuya** · 2012-09-21 16:52

Originally Posted by Salodin

While its only silly ddos attacks, isn't it quite a diplomatic issue if a country is attacking another countries banks?

It is, but the US and Iran have been doing it to eachother for a while now.

**hey** · 2012-09-21 17:20

Originally Posted by Rhyis.

That kind of amounts to the same thing.

Not really. It's harmless.

**Cleveland_7795** · 2012-09-21 17:26

Originally Posted by hey

Not really. It's harmless.

Just like their nuclear program...

**hey** · 2012-09-21 17:27

Originally Posted by Cleveland_7795

Just like their nuclear program...

No? A ddos attack is literally incapable of doing any serious long term harm. Worst case, you can't access their website at times. It'll cost them some money, and inconvenience people but otherwise it's a fucking ddos attack. It doesn't do shit.

**Salodin** · 2012-09-21 17:41

So while its pretty much harmless, were supposed to not care another government is, for the lack of better term, attacking american assets? Idk, its silly but I'm still kinda pissed its going on.

**Guyverarmor** · 2012-09-21 17:57

I'm more pissed that they are using DDoS attacks. If you are gonna try to hinder people from REALLY doing shit with the bank, do something more direct.

**hey** · 2012-09-21 18:03

Originally Posted by Salodin

So while its pretty much harmless, were supposed to not care another government is, for the lack of better term, attacking american assets? Idk, its silly but I'm still kinda pissed its going on.

When you let this bother you, the terrorists win. It's fine to be annoyed, especially if it's directly affecting you, but otherwise you're taking things a bit too seriously if you're really pissed about this. It's nothing more than a harmless prank.

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