Iran blamed for cyberattack against Saudi Arabia

By Tim Pearce

Published January 8, 2020 5:07pm ET

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Iran is suspected of launching a cyberattack against Saudi Arabia.

The attack was launched on Dec. 29, the same day U.S. airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria, according to Yahoo News. The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority identified the attack as a “wiper” that erased data in unidentified targets but did not accuse Iran of launching it.

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