Bahrain says Iranian computer hackers tried to access the official website of the Housing Ministry in attempts to seek data on aid recipients.
The report Saturday on the Bahrain News Agency gave no other details. The island kingdom's Sunni rulers are facing an uprising by the country's Shiite majority,which is calling for greater rights. Throughout the turmoil they have accused Shiite power Iran of interfering in their affairs.
Bahrain and its Gulf Arab allies claim Iran is seeking to gain advantage from the unrest in the region.
The alleged hacking could be linked to Shiite allegations that a dispoportionate share of housing aid goes to Sunnis.
The news agency also says Bahrain's Chamber of Commerce is calling for a boycott of Iranian goods.
