Iran denies reports it was behind cyber attacks on U.S. banks

TEHRAN,Jan.13(MNA) – Iran has dismissed media reports claiming that it is behind a wave of cyber attacks that have hit U.S. banks in recent weeks. Computer experts told the New York Times in a report published late on Tuesday that the United States government was certain that a recent series of cyber-attacks against U.S. banks had been carried out by Iran in retaliation for sanctions and online attacks orchestrated by the United States. In an e-mail on Wednesday, Alireza Miryousefi, the first secretary of Iran’s mission to the United Nations, wrote, “The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically denies the avalanche of baseless accusations that aim to tarnish Iran’s image in the international community. “Unlike the United States, which has per reports in the media given itself the license to engage in illegal cyber-warfare against Iran, Iran respects the international law and refrains from targeting other nations’ economic or financial institutions. “The government of Iran has complained to the United Nations regarding the illegal cyber-warfare and other manifestations of unlawful hostility toward Iran, such as the murder of its nuclear scientists. Iran condemns any act of cyber-warfare that violates the sovereign rights of nations and targets the vital institutions serving ordinary people. The malicious false allegations against Iran are aimed at demonizing Iran and provide the excuse for further actions against Iran.”