Iranian Embassy staff expelled from Albania over cyberattack
Police guard outside the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. The last staff of the Iranian Embassy in Tirana left the building Thursday after they were given 24 hours to leave Albania over a major cyberattack that the Albanian government blames on Iran.
THE LAST staff of the Iranian embassy in Tirana left the building today after they were given 24 hours to leave Albania over a major cyberattack that the Albanian government blames on Iran.
It is the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic relations over a cyberattack.
The final two embassy cars with about 10 passengers left the compound around noon after much movement inside the building overnight.
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