A hacking group calling itself the ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ has defaced the Twitter website. The attack appears to have had political motivations rather than being designed to steal confidential information from users. Twitter was widely used earlier this year by those wishing to share information about anti-government protests in the country. The group is calling themselves the Iranian Cyber Army. The defacement does not necessarily mean that hackers from Iran are responsible for the defacement. However, Twitter users were widely used to share details of the protests in Iran this year.”]
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