The hacker group Predatory Sparrow, with alleged ties to Israel, has been involved in aggressive cyberattacks targeting Iranians. The U.S. secretly alerted Iran about an Islamic State terrorist attack in Kerman, which killed 84 people. Iranian officials were given U.S. intelligence about the attack but failed to act. The Biden administration also issued a private warning to Iran before the attack. The warnings were intended to prevent innocent lives from being lost in terror attacks.
Iran was warned by US about ISIS attack that killed nearly 100 people: Report https://t.co/l2ueKSWSkR
The Biden administration issued a private warning to Iran before the 1/3 terror attack by ISIS-K that killed 80+ people in Kerman. "We provide these warnings in part because we do not want to see innocent lives lost in terror attacks" - US official. Confirms @WSJ w/ @margbrennan
🚨🚨BREAKING: U.S. WARNED IRAN OF ISIS THREAT BEFORE KERMAN ATTACK U.S. OFFICIAL: “Prior to ISIS’s terrorist attack on January 3, 2024 in Kerman, Iran, the US government provided Iran with a private warning about a terrorist threat within Iranian borders.” Despite the warning,… https://t.co/vLH36KwAic
U.S. Secretly Alerted #Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack Washington passed actionable intelligence to Tehran about the plot that killed 84 and wounded many more https://t.co/j8C4WX5GgZ
To recap: Iranian officials were given U.S. intelligence about an ISIS-K attack, failed to respond or act on what resulted in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history, blamed everyone else, and bombed a couple of countries to make a point. Staggering… https://t.co/cQqjXZRFtC
Israel-linked hacker group Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most aggressive hacking of civilian targets ever. They also claim to limit their cyberattacks' harm. I dug into the recent history of this brazen, contradictory player in cyberwar. https://t.co/mLwUXQZaqc
From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow’s offensive hacking has now targeted Iranians with some of history's most aggressive cyberattacks. https://t.co/L3WdcOP7vl