Computer Attacks On U.S. Energy Companies Traced To Iran, Officials Say

Hackers In Iran Trying To Sabotage U.S. Energy Companies: Officials

SAN FRANCISCO — American officials and corporate security experts examining a new wave of potentially destructive computer attacks striking American corporations, especially energy firms, say they have tracked the attacks back to Iran.

The targets have included several American oil, gas and electricity companies, which government officials have refused to identify. The goal is not espionage, they say, but sabotage. Government officials describe the attacks as probes looking for ways to seize control of critical processing systems.

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