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Iran Defeats ‘Second Cyber-Attack’, Minister Claims
Telecoms minister of Iran says his country has foiled a second cyber-attack targetting government systems in less than a week
Huawei Asks Canadian Court To Halt CFO Extradition To US
US extradition of Meng Wanzhou should be halted as Canada did not have sanctions against Iran at time of request
Canada Denies Sharing Huawei CFO’s Device Data With FBI
No data abuse by the Mounties. Canada insists it did not share data from Huawei CFO Wanzhou’s devices with the American FBI
Russian Cyber-Spies ‘Hijacked Iranian Attack Infrastructure’
Turla hacking group carried out at least 20 successful cyber-raids around the world using Iranian attack tools, NCSC says
US Carried Out Cyberattack On Iran After Saudi Oil Attack – Report
A secret US cyber-attack was reportedly carried out against Iran after an oil facility in Saudi Arabia was attacked in September
Iran Tests Firewall To Counter Stuxnet Threats
Industrial systems now protected from foreign cyber threats, Iran tells world after alleging Israeli attack
Huawei To ‘Vigorously Oppose’ US Attempt To Remove Its Lawyer
US authorities seek removal of Huawei lawyer in Iranian sanctions busting case, but don't disclose reasons
Iran Conducted Cyber Attacks On UK Infrastructure – Report
Cyber attacks that targetted UK infrastructure in December were conducted by Iran, says media report
Huawei Enters Not Guilty Plea Against US Charges
Chinese firm responds in New York courtroom to US indictments of Iranian sanction busting and bank fraud
US To Seek Extradition Of Huawei CFO – Report
The United States will reportedly seek the formal extradition of daughter of Huawei's founder from Canada
Huawei CFO Case Deepens Amid Documents Discovery
Sanction busting? Documents reportedly show suspected ties to two front companies used to sell kit to Iran
Iran: New Cyber-Attacks Target Telecoms, Nuclear Infrastructure
Meanwhile, former US intelligence officials claim Iran and China killed dozens of spies following a 'catastrophic' cyber-communications lapse
Twitter Provides Evidence Of Russia Meddling
Publishes data sets of millions of tweets, images and videos from accounts linked to Russia and Iran
Facebook, Twitter Purge Fake News Accounts Linked To Iran, Russia
Social media giants remove hundreds of accounts linked to propaganda campaigns from Iran and Russia
Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App
First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services
Iran Hit After Cyber Attack Exploits Cisco Router Flaw
Did nation state hackers target computer networks of Iran by exploiting a flaw with Cisco routers?
Iran Removes Malware From Petrochemical Plants – Report
Iran takes 'necessary defensive measures' after malware is discovered at two of its petrochemical plants
America To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – Report
DoJ to file hacking charges against six Iranian nationals accused of hacking banks and New York dam
IBM Has Blocked SoftLayer Cloud Users In Iran
IBM moves to block its SoftLayer cloud infrastructure service from countries restricted by US sanctions including Iran, Cuba, and Syria
Iranian Hackers Sneak Onto Western Systems
A large number of western computer systems have been infiltrated by Iranian hackers, Cylance warns
Iran Spies ‘Using Facebook To Snoop On US Government’
'Newscaster' operation seeks to dupe government personnel out of passwords, says cyber intelligence firm
Iran President Urges Embrace Of Internet
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Internet is an 'opportunity', and connection speeds will improve - but censorship continues
Iran Hackers ‘Hitting Dissidents And US Defence’
Most victims of Iranian hacker crews based inside the country, as attackers take up digital espionage in earnest, researchers find
Iran Facebook, Twitter Filters Lifted Briefly In ‘Technical Glitch’
Iran, whose new president has promised a softer line on Internet filtering, saw blocks on Twitter and Facebook disappear briefly on Monday
Iran Launches National Email Service For All Citizens
But cannot promise that the domestic and state-controlled email service will be free of censorship
Google Detects Iran Phishing Spike As Election Looms
Phishing attacks spike on Google users in Iran ahead of Friday's election
Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran Significantly Increased Cyber Strikes On Israel
Israel's prime minister warns critical infrastructure is being bombarded by attacks from Iran and its allies
US General: Iran Poses Serious Cyber Attack Threat
Stuxnet has caused a spike in offensive work in Iran
US Officials Suspect Iran Of Bank DDoS Attacks
US and Iran cyber tussles continuing, according to a report