Iran sharply criticised the US decision to put penalties on its intelligence ministry on Saturday after Albania, a NATO partner, was the target of a significant cyberattack.
After accusing Iran of being behind the July 15 cyberattack that attempted but failed to shut down public services and gain access to data and government communications networks, Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday.
The attack “disregards standards of appropriate peacetime state behaviour in cyberspace,” according to the United States, which imposed penalties on Iran’s intelligence ministry and its minister Esmail Khatib as a result on Friday.
