Iranian Hackers Attempted Attack on Children’s Hospital, Russia’s Cyberattacks ‘Pale In Comparison to China’s’: FBI Director

Installing state-sponsored malware is part of complying with Chinese law

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Jan. 31, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Hackers sponsored by the Iranian regime attempted a cyberattack against the Boston Children’s Hospital last year, revealed FBI Director Christopher Wray at a June 1 cyber security conference in Massachusetts.

“In fact, in the summer of 2021, hackers sponsored by the Iranian government tried to conduct one of the most despicable cyberattacks I’ve seen—right here in Boston—when they decided to go after Boston Children’s Hospital,” Wray said. Earlier in March, Wray had mentioned an unnamed children’s hospital being targeted by Iranian hackers.