Iran rejected the reports claiming the Islamic Republic committed attacks against the US' financial sector.

According to Hossein Jaber Ansari, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Iran never had such "dangerous actions" on its agenda, Fars news agency reported March 26.

The US announced on March 24 that seven Iranians working on behalf of the Iranian government have been indicted for a series of cyber crimes between late 2011 and mid-2013 that cost US financial institutions tens of millions of dollars.

Ahmad Fathi, Hamid Firoozi, Amin Shokohi, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, Omid Ghaffarinia, Sina Keissar and Nader Seidi are identified in the indictment as the alleged attackers.

Ahmadzadegan and Ghaffarinia claimed responsibility for hacking into Nasa servers and websites.

Firoozi gained access to the computer system for the Bowman Dam in New York, and according to the indictment, he could have "operated and manipulated" a gate on the dam.

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that the attacks threatened the United States’ economic well-being and its ability to compete fairly in the global marketplace - both of which are directly linked to the US national security.

"We believe that they were conducted with the sole purpose of undermining the targeted companies and damaging the online operation of America's free market," she added.

Meanwhile, Ansari said that the US is not in a position to accuse Iran without any evidence.

He accused the US of launching cyber attacks against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities in recent years, which could be resulted with an environmental disaster threatening millions of innocent people.

Iran has been victim of complicated cyber-attacks supported by certain governments in recent years, Ansari said, adding that Iran itself has always been supportive of international efforts against cyber crimes.

/By Trend/