Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says Iran foiled a cyber-attack against the countrys electronic infrastructure The attacks follow the government crackdown on widespread protests in Tehran, which were used as a pretext to impose a blackout in the first place. The attack comes just three days after details for 15 million debit cards, covering one-fifth of the entire Iranian population, were published online. Iran is often suspected of sponsoring state-backed cyberattacks, with the group APT 33 believed to be involved.”]
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