US state hackers disabled Iranian missile systems

The US military allegedly broke into Iran’s systems that control missile launches last week. The attack has not been publicly disclosed, but sources within the US military have indicated that the systems have been disabled.

The Washington Post reports this based on sources who work at the American Cyber ​​Command, the digital branch of the military. The attack was said to have been in preparation for “weeks, if not months,” but President Trump is said to have given the go-ahead to attack the systems last Thursday.

With the hack, the US military is said to have disabled systems used to control the launch of Iranian military missiles. According to one of the sources who spoke to The Washington Post, Iran would not be able to easily repair the damage caused by the hackers. Furthermore, the details are missing.

The United States and Iran have been at a crossroads for some time now. Last week, a physical attack was said to have been canceled at the last minute after the Iranian military shot down a US drone.

If the reports are correct, it is probably not the first time that the US military has used hackers for attacks on other countries. Previously, malware was presumably installed within the Russian electricity network. The US previously passed legislation allowing it to use state hackers for attacks on other countries.