Cyberattacks

Report claims US carried out secret cyber strike on Iran after Saudi oil attack

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – A report claims that the US carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran in absence of any evidence.

Brig. Gen. Jalali:

Enemy launches full-force cyber warfare against Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The enemy has started a full-force cyber warfare against Iran, Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali warned on Monday, underscoring reinforcement of domestic defense power in cyber sector.

Iran engaged in US-initiated cyber war, says Zarif

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is engaged in a cyber war with the US which Washington started by targeting the country's nuclear facilities and endangering millions of lives.

Zanganeh urges preparedness against cyber threat on oil sector

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh highlighted the need for the oil industry to be prepared in the face of malicious physical and cyber threat on the key sector.

Iran dismisses reports of successful cyber-attacks on its oil facilities

TEHAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran has dismissed reports by some Western media claiming that the country’s vital infrastructure and oil facilities had come under cyber-attack.

‘Dejfa’ detects 19mn cyberattacks on Iran from 24 countries

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – A system working under Iran’s domestic cybersecurity project ‘Dejfa’ has identified 19 million cyberattacks against Iran from 24 countries since its launch in May, according to a report.

Deputy ICT min.:

Domestic grown digital fortress (Dejfa) increases cyber security 200%

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Deputy ICT Minsiter Hamid Fattahi said on Sunday that cybersecurity project codenamed Digital Fortress (Dejfa in Persian) has improved surveillance and recognition of cyberthreats by 200 percent.

By: Hamid Bayati

Cyber-attack against Iran: a failed strategy of US presidents from Bush to Trump

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – It was first in July 2010 when the United States launched a serious cyber-attack against Iran. At the time, it was said that a virus named Stuxnet was used for damaging the computer systems that controlled Iranian nuclear industry.

All cyberattacks against Iranian targets foiled: ICT minister

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday that the country's security shields have been able to neutralize all cyberattacks against Iranian targets so far.

Iran dismisses allegations on organizing cyber-attack on Australia

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed allegations about Iran’s backing a cyber-attack against Australian Parliament, describing these claims as part of enemies’ psychological war.

By Heshmatollah Rahnama

The five 2019 US threats in NIS report

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A major US intelligence report released in Washington on January 22 released the threats the US faces in 2019. The document claims the threats come from three countries Russia, China, and Iran as the US intelligent agencies have to keep a close eye on immigrants and cyberattack.

5th domestic cyber defense exhibition kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The 5th exhibition of domestic cyber defense industry kicked off today at Tehran’s Permanent International Fairground, in a ceremony attended by Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization.

Iran repulses Israel’s cyberattack on its telecom. infrastructure

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The board chairman of Iran’s Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC) said that the company has repulsed a cyberattack launched from the Israeli regime against some of the telecommunication infrastructure.

MPs call for countermeasure to potential US cyberattack

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – 136 Iranian lawmakers are pushing for a bill that obliges the Armed Forces to launch a countermeasure in response to a potential US cyber attack on Iran’s vital infrastructures.

German min. claims Iran cyber attacks on rise!

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer presented a domestic intelligence agency report on Tuesday, claiming that "cyber-attacks from Iran on Germany have been on the rise since 2014."

Cyber police chief reports 296 serious cyberattacks on Iran vital systems

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s Cyber Police Chief General Kamal Hadianfar said Sun. that there have been 296 serious attacks on the country’s vital infrastructures in 2017, 50% of which were launched from US and China.

Iranian data bases come under external cyber attack

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian ICT minister reported late Friday that some of Iran’s data bases had come under cyber attack from outside the country disrupting the Internet.

UK repeats US cyber-attack charges against Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) - The British Foreign Office Minister for Cyber Lord Tariq Ahmad on Friday followed the US government in accusing Iran of involving in the destructive cyber activities targeting hundreds of universities.

Jazayeri calls for barricade against enemy’s cyber attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Brigadier General Jazayeri said any inefficiency and weakness in managing cyberspace and protecting it against enemy troops was unforgivable and called for creation of strong fortresses against any possible cyber attack.

Mossad spy in AEOI to be executed: prosecutor

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said that the spy who helped Mossad to assassinate Iranian nuclear energy scientists have been sentenced to death.

Iran industrial cyber system among world's 10 most vulnerable

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The findings of a research by Kaspersky Lab shows that in the first 6 months of 2017, Iran has been among 10 countries whose industrial cyber systems are the most vulnerable.

Brig. Gen. Jalali:

Economic war against Iran 'a serious threat'

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Head of Passive Defense Organization of Iran Brig. Gen. Gholamreza Jalali said the Islamic Republic of Iran is truly involved in a war against its economy.

Ransomware infection hits 4k PCs in Iran

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – A massive cyber-attack using tools stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck 4,000 computers in Iran, according to Iran’s CERT Coordination Center.

Jalali:

Iran prepared to recover ransomware infected data  

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – In case of any reports on infected computers at Iranian organizations by the NSA-derived ransomware, Iran’s Passive Defense Organization is prepared to recover the damaged data, head of the Organization said Sunday.