One of the officials said the strike affected physical hardware, but did not provide further details. The United States, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany have publicly blamed the Sep 14 attack on Iran, which denied involvement in the strike. The Pentagon declined to comment about the cyber strike. This month, a hacking group that appears linked to the Iranian government tried to infiltrate email accounts related Trump's re-election campaign. Tensions with Iran have been high since the Sep 14 attack.

Source: bd News24 October 16, 2019 04:52 UTC