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Iranians experienced a near-total internet blackout on Wednesday amid days of mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country's morality police for allegedly ...
The website of Iran's Central Bank was briefly taken down on Wednesday as hackers claimed they had targeted the websites of several Iranian state agencies. The apparent cyberattack came amid days ...
Iran is ramping up its digital election-meddling, trying to influence the 2024 election with fake news sites, propaganda and an email phishing attack against a presidential campaign, Microsoft ...
The Iranian economy also suffers from what Mazarei describes as the “heavy-handed role of the state, corruption, and the Central Bank of Iran’s failure to regulate and supervise the system”. [11] [4] [9] The Iranian supreme leader blamed Israel and the United States without mentioning the cyberattack on the banking system.
Russia and Iran—both restricted by international sanctions from using the services of American high-tech companies—reported no disruptions. [46] [47] Cyber risk quantification company, Kovrr, calculated that the total cost to the UK economy will likely fall between £1.7 and £2.3 billion ($2.18 and $2.96 billion). [48]
In June 2010, Iran was the victim of a cyber-attack when its nuclear facility in Natanz was infiltrated by the cyber-worm 'Stuxnet'. [22] Reportedly a combined effort by the United States and Israel, [23] Stuxnet destroyed perhaps over 1,000 nuclear centrifuges and, according to a Business Insider article, "[set] Tehran's atomic programme back by at least two years."
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Experts are warning that the U.S. should expect more cyberattacks by Iranian hackers in retaliation for the death of General Qasem Soleimani in a targeted drone strike ...
"The country’s cyber governance has been compromised by such an action It is possible that the international court will issue a verdict that will hit Iran’s cyber governance the most. Also, financial fines are probable for the infrastructure communication company." Said Sharareh Abdolhoseinzadeh, a PhD in Political Sociology. [65]