BOSTON, 03 June 2022, (TON): FBI Director Christopher Wray said “hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a despicable cyberattack against Boston Children’s Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients.”

Wray, in a speech delivered at a conference hosted by Boston College, detailed the incident as he warned about the rising threat cyberattacks sponsored by some nation states including Iran pose to companies and US infrastructure.

Wray said “we got a report from one of our intelligence partners indicating Boston Children’s was about to be targeted, and understanding the urgency of the situation, the cyber squad in our Boston field office raced out to notify the hospital.”

Wray said officials with the FBI were able to quickly get the nationally renowned children’s hospital the information needed to stop the danger right away and mitigate the threat.

Wray said “quick actions by everyone involved, especially at the hospital, protected both the network and the sick kids that depended on it.”