cyber security firm Cylancehave said.
Another report published on Military Times says that even the US Navy-Marine Corps Intranet was hacked under this operation.
Revenge???
Reuters reported that the campaign comes as Iran seeks revenge for cyber attacks designed to scupper its nuclear ambitions.
Operation Cleaver is thought to be a revenge by the hackers who are allegedly backed by Iranian state.
Operation Cleaver
This sustained hacking campaign has been dubbed as Operation Cleaver by Cylance.
The hackers dedicated special effort to the Oil and gas sector as well.
Cylance says that the went after nine such companies around the world.
So far, the Cylance report states, the intrusions have successfully evaded detection by existing security technologies.
It did not explain how it determined the intrusions were occurring or indicate what data were stolen.
source: www.techworm.net