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Iranian hackers target 50 companies and government organizations worldwide

As cyber expands, so do the breaches.

By Michael Riley, Bloomberg, Jordan Robertson, Bloomberg | Updated on December 02, 2014

(Bloomberg) — Hackers working for Iran have targeted at least 50 companies and government organizations, including commercial airlines, looking for vulnerabilities that could be used in physical attacks, cyber-security firm Cylance Inc. said today.

The hackers infiltrated the computer systems of carriers and their contractors in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, the Irvine, California-based firm said in a report outlining the results of a two-year investigation. They broke into the computers of suppliers responsible for aircraft maintenance, cargo loading and refueling, according to the report and Cylance analysts, and stole credentials that could be used to impersonate workers.

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