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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."
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.
Iran has laid the groundwork to carry out cyber attacks on U.S. and European infrastructure and private companies, according to officials on Friday.
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 ...
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 Natanz incident happened almost a week after Iran and Biden tried to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which President Trump had unilaterally withdrawn. [2] There were different reports of the attack, including a cyber-attack and an explosion. [15] Iran, citing security issues, refused to reveal additional information.
The Iranian fuel 2021 cyberstrike was an attack on the Iranian fuel system, government-issued cards used for buying subsidized fuel, and digital road billboards. The attack took place on 26 October 2021.
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 ...