US launched cyber attack on Iranian rockets and missiles - reports

[nitpicker]

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Source: The Guardian

The US military launched a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems on Thursday, according to sources, as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional strike in response to Iran's downing of a US surveillance drone.

The hack disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, two officials told the Associated Press, and were conducted with approval from Trump. A third official confirmed the broad outlines of the strike. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the operation.

Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted computer systems of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had been provided as options after two oil tankers were bombed. The IRGC has been designated a foreign terrorist group by the Trump administration.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/23/us-launched-cyber-attack-on-iranian-rockets-and-missiles-reports

[ArizonaLib]

1. If these cyber attacks are acts of war, what about congressional authorization?

Not only that, but cyber attacks only have temporary affects on military systems. Once the breaches are identified by the targeted sovereignty, they are patched up and no longer available. Other ones are later identified, but why give away that first iteration of attacks? For what advantage?

[Achilleaze]

2. What about russia's cyber attacks on the USA?

republicans were thrilled that the russian ACTS OF WAR put Dirty Donny (R) into office to serve as the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

And now republicans are doing DOODLEY SQUAT to protect and defend the USA from russian cyber attacks on the 2020 election.

Why are republicans pissing so disdainfully on US democracy, meanwhile submitting so fecklessly to russia?

[ArizonaLib]

3. Good points all

I hope it isn't just because they have a pee video on Cheeto Mussolini or other personal stuff on him (including loans, etc). All of the Republicans have docked their boats on port Donny (R), hoping he can keep some of it together through another election cycle.

[Achilleaze]

4. .

[Igel]

6. In that case, and trying to follow the logic of all this,

I await the House's declaration of war against Russia.

Sure, it'll fail in the Senate and Trump would veto it should it get past McConnell, but if Russia declared war on the US and attacked us--because cyberattacks (and such) are acts of war--wouldn't *not* declaring war in response be a dereliction of duty?

(As for "doing nothing", I know I'd like to see a list of all the steps taken to protect each and every system. Preferably with the code included in an appendix. Of course, that would be a roadmap on how to *circumvent* the protections, but in the interests of full transparency I have a right to know. Even if having the info published would require a massive release of confidential information that would only really benefit the Russians. And Chinese. And any other foe. And if there is no such list of each and every step, I can only assume that nothing's being done. Not by the feds. Not by the states. Including those with Democratic governors and secretaries of state. Not by companies.)

[PSPS]

5. "according to (Trump's) sources"

[Achilleaze]

8. No one can trust a damn thing that the republican says.

No one trusts the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief. Because he is profoundly untrustworthy.

[JudyM]

9. Locking.

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