Hackers leave US flag on screens in Iran cyber attack

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Hackers leave US flag on screens in Iran cyber attack
The US flag image. (Credit: @azarijahromi/Twitter)
Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: "Don't mess with our elections", the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. "The attack apparently affected 200,000 ...

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