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Iran Cyber Police Warn against Using FaceApp

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Iranian Police have warned against the unwanted consequences of the face-transforming FaceApp application.
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Iran Says 33 Million Cyber Attacks Thwarted in Past Year

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Iran’s minister of communications, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, says Tehran has managed to foil 33 million cyber attacks, including the one recently claimed by the US, during the past year.
Media Wire

Iran Gives Details of Disbanding US Cyber Espionage Networks

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An Iranian Intelligence Ministry official gave new details on the “heavy blow” that Iranian intelligence forces have inflicted on the US by detecting and disbanding two sophisticated cyber espionage networks affiliated to the CIA.
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Envoy Reveals US Sponsorship of Anti-Iran Twitter Accounts

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Iran’s ambassador to London has divulged details about the role of US government in sponsoring a series of Twitter accounts involved in a propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic.
Media Wire

Iranian Task Force to Counter US’ Cyber Threats: Minister

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Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said his ministry has organized a task force to combat US cyber threats.
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Iran Thwarts Israeli Cyber-Attacks on Its Communications Infrastructure

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Iranian Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology says the country has foiled cyber-attacks by the Israeli regime on some of its communications infrastructures.
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Iran Calls for International Cooperation against Cyber Terrorism

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A senior Iranian official has emphasized the need to strengthen international judicial cooperation in countering cyber-terrorism.
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“Telegram, Safe Haven for Criminal Groups”

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With its feature to provide users with anonymity, the popular messaging app Telegram has turned into a safe haven for criminal groups of different types.
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Iranian Databases Target of Attacks Caused by Cisco Switch Flaw

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A flaw in Cisco switches has allowed hackers to target critical infrastructure in many countries with cyberattacks including Iran.
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Controversy Raging in Iran over “Threat” of Telegram Messaging App

Alireza Hashemi -
Telegram, the most popular messaging app in Iran, has once again grabbed the headlines amid a fresh round of pressure on the government of Hassan Rouhani to block the “threatening” messenger.
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Russia’s Central Election Committee under Attack from 15 Countries (+Video)

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Russian media are reporting that there is an ongoing cyber-attack on Russia’s Central Election Commission, targeting its information centre.
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Persian Ranks 11th among Most Popular Languages on Internet

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A recent report by W3Tech says Persian language has turned into the 11th most popular language of websites in recent years.
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Iran Falling Victim to Cyber-Attacks: Minister

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Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology says contrary to certain claims, the Islamic Republic of Iran is current falling victim to cyber-attacks.
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Rouhani’s Gov’t to Open Up Iran’s Political Atmosphere: ICT Minister

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Iran’s ICT minister says the activities of counter-revolutionary elements in the cyberspace should not be used as a pretext to restrict the country’s political landscape.
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Fortune Telling: A Booming Business in Iran Cyberspace

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Fortune-tellers are cashing in on the laxity of rules in the virtual space to expand their business in Iran.
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‘ISIS Seeking to Establish Cyber-Caliphate’

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A senior Iranian police official says ISIS has turned to the cyberspace to recruit operatives and coordinate its terrorist operations.
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Websites Filtered Only by Judicial Decrees: Iranian Official

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A top Iranian Judiciary official says websites and other online services could be blocked only through judicial decrees, not based on a certain official’s opinion.
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‘Iran Adopting Realistic Approach toward Social Networks’

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Iran’s culture minister says a confrontational approach will be ineffective in dealing with social networks and cyberspace in the country.
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Islamic Virtual Network Needed to Counter West’s Cyber Colonialism

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An Iranian academic underlined the need for a virtual network for Muslims as a countermeasure against the cyber colonialism of the West.
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Iranian Parliament Votes for Increased Bandwidth

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The Iranian Parliament authorized the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to increase the country’s bandwidth by 30 terabytes per second during the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2016-21).
Lifestyle

Iran Shut Downs 700 Dating Websites

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Iranian Cyber Police has closed 700 dating websites, Iranian media reported on Monday, October 10.
Science and Technology

US Hands Internet Control to ICANN

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In an historic decision, the US government finally decided to hand over its control over the Internet.
Media

Ayatollah Khamenei Urges Iranian Clerics’ Active Presence in Cyberspace

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian clerics and religious promoters to keep abreast of the latest developments in the digital world and use the cyberspace to counter hostile plots against Islam.
Science and Technology

Iran Sets Up 1st Cloud Data Centre

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An Iranian private sector company launched the country’s first-ever cloud data center, partly funded by the government.
Security

Hacker of Government Websites Detained in Iran

Emad Askarieh -
An IRGC centre countering organized cybercrimes announced on Saturday that it has captured a hacker inside the country who was behind cyber-attacks on the websites of several state-run organizations.
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