Iran blamed for UK parliament cyber-attack as Trump tears into nuclear deal

A brute force cyber attack on the UK parliament that compromised MPs' email accounts was carried out by Iran, it has emerged.

Iran blamed for UK parliament cyber-attack as Trump tears into nuclear deal

A brute force cyber attack on the UK parliament that compromised MPs' email accounts was carried out by Iran, it has emerged.

Blackmail fears were raised when hackers tried to break into the system used by MPs, peers and staff by searching for weak passwords.

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