Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve “is alert” for potential Iranian electronic attacks because “we are also a target”

During a hearing in Congress, Powell was asked about protecting cybersecurity of financial institutions, including the central bank.

“We are on alert because we are also target,” Powell said. “So you are right to raise it. It’s a big problem.”

Powell said the federal reserve was “in contact” with the organizers and other government agencies that protect from foreign electronic attacks. Powell said, referring to cybersecurity violations: “The Central Bank warned banks” to be on alert for such things alert, “referring to cybersecurity violations.

The Federal Reserve has the resources needed to avoid a possible electronic attack, Powell said.

“The government is generally spent on these things,” he said. “However, you can never be comfortable in this field because the bad guys are always improving.”

Fears about possible electronic strikes from Iran or the agent groups have grown yet US attacks At nuclear enrichment sites in the country during the weekend. Companies and the financial sector in particular have been warned by experts and government agencies, Incurred The Ministry of Internal Security, that Iran may respond to the United States air strikes by trying to penetrate the critical digital infrastructure.

So far there have been no known electronic attacks in response to a weekend. However, on Monday, Iran did Firing At an American military base in Qatar. US defense systems have successfully protected these missiles.

Despite the increasing tensions, it appears that the United States, Iran and Israel are arriving in Dittente. President Donald Trump announced early on Tuesday morning the ceasefire among all three countries that will finish any other angle. The President immediately accused Israel and Iran of violating the ceasefire after a period of beating him.

“I am not happy with Israel,” Trump told reporters. “I am not happy with Iran, too.”

Iranian electronic attacks were a remaining threat to US government companies and agencies.

Last April, the US Treasury punishment Two Iranian companies and four individuals claim to be with the Islamic Islamic Islamic Revolutionary Guards Department in a series of malicious hunting and programming attacks against American companies and government entities. The Ministry of Justice accused the four relevant persons. In one case, the group succeeded in bargaining over more than 200,000 employee email accounts, According to To the Ministry of Justice.

Iranian attacks extend through many presidential departments. Until 2016, the FBI Charged A group of seven Iranians connected to the Iranian government to try to penetrate the financial institutions and dam in New York. The group used robots and a malignant computer code for approximately 50 financial institutions between 2011 and 2013.