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autotldr t1_j9zxrgg wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 55%. (I'm a bot)

> Continue reading the main story Former members describe M.E.K., which in 2016 moved many of its followers to Albania from its previous base in Iraq, as a sinister cult.

> "Welcome to hellYou serpents! You brood of vipers! How are you to escape being sentenced to hell?" said a message posted on the hackers' Telegram channel in December after Albania declined to close the M.E.K. camp.

> The United States has dispatched experts from the F.B.I. and other agencies, though Mr. Rama said, "Of course we would like to see the U.S. government do more, to help more and be more present in helping us to build the best possible cyberdefenses." Israel, which has extensive experience dealing with Iranian threats, is also helping.

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MitsyEyedMourning t1_j9zznxe wrote

> The reason for the attacks, which began with a stealthy penetration of government servers in 2021, but started causing visible disruption only last year, appears to be Albania’s sheltering of Mujahedeen Khalq, known as M.E.K., a secretive Iranian dissident group, on its soil. > > Also playing a role are the polarized politics of Washington, where prominent Republican hawks on Iran have been strong backers of M.E.K.

But, of course. Republicans on the aggressor's side when a NATO ally is under attack. It's like a child's paint by numbers kit but dipshit behavior.

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GG14916 t1_ja04ejg wrote

Replying to MitsyEyedMourning (#2,003,958)

M.E.K. isn't the aggressor, the Iranian government is. Despite their name the M.E.K. isn't jihadist and leans more left-wing although their ideology is vague to say the least.

They are in Albania at the invitation of their government IIRC.

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Lost-Matter-5846 t1_ja07q5f wrote

I say get NATOS best hackers and completely destroy any and all Iranian military related databases, I'm talking about transferring all the info to NATO, wiping all of Irans databases and deny it

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ifartfreedom t1_ja0ei6k wrote

Iran wants to play cyber games huh?

Everybody gangsta until the air-gapped computers that control the nuclear centrifuge begin playing Thunderstruck.

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AnthillOmbudsman t1_ja0iy42 wrote

Replying to impervious_to_funk (#2,004,195)

It's an incredible change. They used to be one of the most seclusive communist countries. Very much like North Korea -- they were even aligned with China, which made them even more secluded with respect to the rest of Eastern Europe.

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xenoghost1 t1_ja1gto4 wrote

Replying to ifartfreedom (#2,006,464)

the fact they talk big game with such apparent weak spots is hilarious.

at this point, Israel should justify our aid by permanently crippling the entire IT department of the Islamic Republic.

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GG14916 t1_ja2v4vw wrote

Replying to hosseinsparda (#2,015,397)

I'm gonna be honest, I don't know a lot about them. I know they were considered a terrorist organisation for many years but I was under the impression they have renounced violence?

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