Iran ‘launched major cyber attack on UK that saw phone numbers stolen’

IRANIAN hackers were behind a major cyber attack on key UK organisations which saw thousands have their mobile phone numbers stolen, it’s been claimed. Tehran is now being blamed for the shocking wave of attacks that “targeted key parts of  the national infrastructure” just before Christmas. Private sector companies, including banks, were among those compromised in what has been described as an “ongoing” hacking campaign. Sky News has learnt that the Post Office and some local government networks were among those hit in the timed attacks on December 23.The National Cyber Security Centre said it was “aware of a cyber incident affecting some UK organisations in late 2018”. It added it was “working with victims and advising on mitigation measures”. Personal details belonging to thousands of Post Office employees were stolen, including the email address and mobile phone number of chief executive Paula Vennells. US cyber security experts say a group connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was responsible for the Christmas attacks and the high-profile attack on the parliamentary network in 2017.Reporters at Sky News have seen more than 10,000 data records that were stolen from the parliament global address lists during that attack. Russia faced accusations it was… Read full this story

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