Iranian Cyber Army is an Iranian computer hacker group. Iranian Cyber Army is thought to be connected to Iranian government, although it is not officially recognized as an entity by the government. In a message, they have pledged loyalty to Supreme Leader of Iran.
According to Tehran Bureau, plan for the formation of an Iranian Cyber Army was raised in the Revolutionary Guards in 2005. The group claimed responsibility for several attacks conducted over the Internet since 2009, most notably attacks against Baidu and Twitter. The attack against Baidu resulted in the so-called Sino-Iranian Hacker War.
In 2012, a group self-identified as "Parastoo" (Persian: ??????; swallow) hacked International Atomic Energy Agency's servers. Iranian Cyber Army is suspected to be behind the attack.
In 2013, a Revolutionary Guards general stated that Iran has "the 4th biggest cyber power among the world's cyber armies." The claim was acknowledged by Israeli think tank Institute for National Security Studies.
It is believed to have been previously commanded by Mohammad Hussein Tajik.
"Five years ago, I would have never imagined Iran to be where they are today," cybersecurity expert David Kennedy, founder of information security firm TrustedSec.
And they'll only get better.
"In 10 years time, Iran's cyber capabilities will be more troubling than its nuclear program," geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasiaa group, tweeted earlier this week. He also noted that aggressive cyber operations by the US can be turned around on them by weaker adversaries.
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See also
- Cyberwarfare in Iran
Maps Iranian Cyber Army
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