Cyber war is coming and governments are going to flex their muscles in the coming months, says Mikko Hypponen
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US Increasingly Convinced Iran Behind Attack On Saudi Aramco
Iran implicated in attacks on oil giant
Cisco Ends Relations With ZTE Over Iran Sales Claims
Cisco is to stop dealing with telecommunications equipment maker ZTE over claims the Chinese company resold Cisco gear to an Iranian telecoms provider
Iran Claims Israel Behind Cyber Attacks On Oil Platforms
Iran claims it has been hit by a fresh wave of cyber attacks
Iran Restores Gmail Access
Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail, but are continuing to block YouTube in the wake of controversy over an anti-Muslim film
Iranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail Block
Secure services blocked. Is Iran planning a national intranet launch?
Stuxnet And Flame Scare Critical Iranian Infrastructure Offline
After Stuxnet and Flame cause carnage, Iran is set to take some of its infrastructure off the Internet
Iran Nuclear Agency Not ‘Thunderstruck’ By Virus
AC/DC wasn't being blasted out at nuclear facilities, Iran says
UK Government Faces Lawsuit Over Surveillance Technology Exports
Snooping gear has gone to Syria, Iran and Egypt, and Privacy International isn't happy
Mass Online Spying Campaign Hitting Middle East
The 'Madi' mass cyber espionage campaign sees over 800 machines infected across the Middle East
Iran Nuclear Facilities ‘Under Massive Cyber Attack’
Iran claims it is facing another major attack from the US and Israel
Iran Claims Flame Caused ‘Massive’ Data Loss
Iran says Flame caused significant data loss as the UN puts out a warning for member states
Flame Cyber ‘Super-Weapon’ Caught Firing On Iran
Flame may be the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever seen. Thanks to Iran, fingers are already pointed at nation states
Iran Bans Foreign Email For Some Industries
Local banks, insurance companies and telecommunications firms have been ordered to use Iran-based email and web providers
Human Rights Body Avaaz Under ‘Massive Cyber Attack’
Avaaz suspects a government or a private business to be behind what it claims is a massive cyber attack on its site
Iran ‘Knows Identities’ Of Oil Cyber Attackers
Iran says it knows the identity of who attacked oil platforms and ministry websites last week
Iran Oil Terminal Taken Offline By ‘Cyber Attack’
A key Iranian oil facility is taken offline after a reported malware attack
Hacker Exposes Three Million Iranian Bank Account Details
Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities
Google’s Brin Warns Internet At Risk From China, Apple, Facebook
China has contained the Internet, and Facebook and Apple are restricting it, warns Google founder Sergey Brin
ZTE Cuts Business In Iran After Spy Kit Embarassment
ZTE partners want to know if the company shipped their gear to the Iran
ZTE Sold Surveillance Equipment To State-Owned Iranian Telco
ZTE reportedly signed a deal in 2010 to provide broad monitoring equipment to Iran
Tehran Blocks “UK for Iranians” Foreign Office Website
The Islamic Republic continues to engage in online warfare
BBC Hit By Cyber Attack Over Iran
The BBC says its Persian service has been taking a battering
Duqu Trojan Found To Include Mystery Programming Language
Kaspersky researchers ask programming community for help decipher the code
Iran Blocks More Websites Ahead Of Elections
The Iranian government expands its programme of web censorship ahead of March elections
Iran Begins Blocking Sites Using HTTPS Protocol
Reports suggest that Iran is clamping down on sites in the build-up to the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
Programmer Sentenced To Death In Iran For Upload Software
Human rights groups call for Saeed Malekpour to be released and allege torture
Iranians Claim Hack Brought Down US Drone Spy Plane
Iran claims a known GPS hack brought down a US Sentinel spy plane, but US military says it was just a malfunction
Kaspersky Reveals Duqu Origins, Claims Iran Knew
Kaspersky revealed that elements of Duqu have been around since 2007, and Iran knew but didn't tell
Iran Fights Off Duqu Malware Attack
Iran confirmed its government systems were attacked by the Duqu worm, but says all is under control