{"id":1499970,"date":"2022-06-01T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1499970"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:44:49","slug":"fbi-director-reveals-iranian-hackers-were-behind-attempted-cyberattack-against-boston-childrens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-reveals-iranian-hackers-were-behind-attempted-cyberattack-against-boston-childrens-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Reveals Iranian Hackers Were Behind Attempted Cyberattack Against Boston Children\u2019s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-director-reveals-iranian-hackers-were-behind-attempted-cyberattack-against-boston-childrens-hospital%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1499970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray revealed that Iranian hackers were behind a thwarted 2021 cyberattack on Boston Children\u2019s Hospital that threatened to disrupt medical services.<\/p>\n<p>Wray shared the remarks on Wednesday during a cybersecurity conference at Boston College.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-196 Component-p-0-2-187\">The FBI director <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-technology-health-middle-east-e4f8e7145e4b4447a331d4b0cc5a5bd3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the audience the hacking incident was \u201cone of the most despicable cyberattacks I\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He applauded the prompt responses by those involved in protecting the hospital\u2019s patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-196 Component-p-0-2-187\">\u201cAnd quick actions by everyone involved, especially at the hospital, protected both the network and the sick kids who depended on it,\u201d Wray added.<\/p>\n<p>Wray also noted that the response was enhanced due to working with the children\u2019s hospital following a previous cyberattack the facility\u2019s network experienced in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren\u2019s and our Boston office already knew each other well \u2014 before the attack from Iran \u2014 and that made a difference,\u201d Wray added.<\/p>\n<p>No motive was mentioned regarding the incident. The method involved an exploit of Fortinet software used to control the hospital\u2019s computer network, according to a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/01\/politics\/fbi-blames-iran-hospital-cyberattack\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report also pointed out that Wray had accused Iranian hackers of being behind a cyberattack on a children\u2019s hospital in March, though the specific location had not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The acknowledgment of the Iranian cyberattack adds to a growing list of threats from Iran\u2019s government on Americans at home and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-paying-millions-every-month-to-protect-mike-pompeo-aide-from-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> it is paying millions of dollars every month to protect former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide after uncovering \u201cserious and credible\u201d threats from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a report to Congress dated February 14, the State Department shared that the U.S. government is paying more than $2 million a month to provide security to Pompeo and former Iran envoy Brian Hook, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-mike-pompeo-iran-middle-east-795eb3faae6dc4803faafa3ee6615f4a\">Associated Press<\/a>. Both men were heavily involved in former President Donald Trump\u2019s hardline pressure campaign against the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>Also in March, Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/missiles-fired-at-u-s-consulate-in-erbil-iraq-reportedly-from-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> multiple rockets toward the U.S. consulate located in Erbil, a city in northwestern Iraq. Several missiles hit the consulate building, a source close to the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2022-03-12\/missiles-target-us-consulate-in-north-iraq-no-casualties#:~:text=Iraqi%20security%20forces%20say%20at,several%20missiles%20hitting%20the%20building.&#038;text=March%2012%2C%202022%2C%20at%207%3A19%20p.m.\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the officials said the ballistic missiles were fired from Iran,\u201d the AP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2022-03-12\/missiles-target-us-consulate-in-north-iraq-no-casualties#:~:text=Iraqi%20security%20forces%20say%20at,several%20missiles%20hitting%20the%20building.&#038;text=March%2012%2C%202022%2C%20at%207%3A19%20p.m.\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe attack comes several days after an Israeli strike near Damascus, Syria killed two members of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AP added that \u201cIran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency quoted Iraqi media acknowledging the attacks, without saying where they originated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the repeated attacks, President Joe Biden recently considered lifting the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation on Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>The option was considered as Biden sought to get Iran to reenter a nuclear deal. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ended after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the agreement in 2018. The decision was later made not to move forward on the proposed change, with the negotiations regarding the renewed Iranian nuclear deal failing to materialize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray revealed that Iranian hackers were behind a thwarted 2021 cyberattack on Boston Children\u2019s Hospital that threatened to disrupt medical services. Wray shared the remarks on Wednesday during a cybersecurity conference at Boston College. 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