A hacker group has disrupted the communication networks of ships belonging to two major Iranian shipping companies sanctioned by the US.
The group, called Lab Dookhtegan or “Read My Lips”, said it has disrupted the communication networks of 116 ships and therefore, severed the ships’ connections to each other, their ports, and external communication channels, according to a report by Iran International. The attack, the report said, was timed to coincide with US military operations against the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis. “As part of this operation, we targeted the communication network 50 ships belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) and 66 ships belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),” the report added.
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Source: Asharq Al-Awsat News
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