Unidentified hackers have attacked networks in Iran, Russia and several other countries. The attack disabled equipment of ISPs and data centres, and displayed a US flag on the user screens along with the warning "Don't Mess With Our Elections." In a statement to Motherboard, the attackers said they were "tired of attacks from government-backed hackers on the United States and other countries." The hackers misused Cisco Smart Install (SMI) Client and, according to a Kaspersky lab report, targeted mostly the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet,a s well as switches in Iran. Iran's IT Minister stated for the state television that the attack mostly affected Europe, India, and the US, while China was also hit; another official confirmed that no data was lost.