Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy
As internet shutdowns, platform blocking, and content filtering become increasingly common levers for authoritarian control around the world, Iran has…
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Iran’s Protests Reveal What’s Lost If Twitter Crumbles
Twitter isn’t Iran’s biggest social network—WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram are more popular—but as in many other countries, it is used to share breaking…
Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Part of a Global Menace
For the past five weeks, thousands of Iranians, led by courageous young women, have taken to the streets of dozens of cities around the country, driven to…
The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade
Some communication services have systems in place for attempting to skirt digital blockades. The secure messaging app Signal, for example, offers tools so…
Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Cover-Up
Iran started shutting the internet down on September 19 as protests around Amini’s death gained momentum. Since then, multiple internet-monitoring…
Iran’s CBDC Digital Rial Steps Into Pilot Trial Phase Amid Lack of Infrastructure
Iran is tapping into the blockchain potential and is putting its CBDC Digital Rial into a pilot test phase starting Thursday, September 22. The Iranian…
Iran’s hackers are using these tools to steal passwords and deliver ransomware, say FBI and…
Hackers linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security are…
Microsoft warning: Now Iran’s hackers are attacking IT companies, too | ZDNet
Microsoft has raised an alarm about a massive surge in Iranian…
Now Iran’s state-backed hackers are turning to ransomware | ZDNet
Microsoft has detailed the activities of six Iranian hacker…
Iran’s railway system fell prey to a cyberattack this weekend
Iran faced its own spate of cyberattacks this weekend. Reuters and The Guardian report that Iran's railway train system and transportation websites suffered…