EPISODE · Jan 8, 2020 · 8 MIN
How Iran's Hackers Might Strike Back After Soleimani's Assassination
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
For years, US tensions with Iran have held to a kind brinksmanship. But the drone assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, widely understood to be the second most powerful figure in Iran, has dangerously escalated tensions. The world now awaits Iran's response, which seems likely to make new use of a tool that the country has already been deploying for years: its brigades of military hackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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For years, US tensions with Iran have held to a kind brinksmanship. But the drone assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, widely understood to be the second most powerful figure in Iran, has dangerously escalated tensions. The world now awaits Iran's response, which seems likely to make new use of a tool that the country has already been deploying for years: its brigades of military hackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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