Humorous Hackers Hit Iran’s Railroad System in Cyberattack

Humorous Hackers Hit Iran’s Railroad System in Cyberattack
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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about alleged train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country.

The hackers behind the strike were apparently trying to be funny, and along with messages saying “long delayed because of cyberattack” or “canceled,” they urged passengers to call for information, listing the phone number of the office of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.