BOSTON – Iranian government backed hackers attempted a cyberattack against Boston Children’s Hospital in August 2021 which could have disrupted health care services, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.
“In the summer of 2021 hackers sponsored by the Iranian government tired to conduct one of the most reprehensible cyberattacks I’ve every seen – right here in Boston – when they decided to go against Boston Children’s Hospital,” Wray said.
According to the director, the FBI contacted the hospital on Aug. 10 of last year to advise them an attack by Iranian hackers was imminent.
