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U.S. Launches Cyberattack on Iran's Revolutionary Guards
(AP) Tami Abdollah - U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, U.S. officials said Saturday. The cyberattacks disabled Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps computer systems that controlled rocket and missile launchers, officials said. [Another U.S. cyberattack targeted the Iranian intelligence unit behind the attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. - Ha'aretz] The action by U.S. Cyber Command was a demonstration of its more aggressive cyber strategy focusing on persistently engaging with adversaries in cyberspace and undertaking more offensive operations. In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for Iran have targeted U.S. government agencies, as well as sectors of the economy, including finance, oil and gas.