Possible IRGC cyber capability leak?
Readers have brought to the attention of ICNA a video that was shared on Twitter that is rumored to be a IRGC instructor demonstrating a tradecraft capability of the state in which they are to generate interest around a topic…
Bitcoin mining blamed for latest Blackouts
we have brought our readers news on the development of the Bitcoin industry in Iran since the Government gave Bitcoin mining the ability to legally operate within the country as of late 2020. Now the downsides of Bitcoin mining are…
Google and its applications suffer outage
Recently a huge outage hit Google and many applications owned by Google, causing popular platforms such as Gmail, Youtube and Google Docs to become unavailable. Comments from the company A Google spokesperson has released the following statement about the outage:…
BLACK SHADOW hack of Israeli company not for political revenge
A hacker group by the name of Black Shadow leaked images of ID cards, drivers licenses and other personal information on a Telegram channel after carrying out what the group says a massive cyber attack. On 1 December a Twitter…
ITO Govt website target of hack despite warnings
On November 10th a government website (e-monitor.ito.gov.ir) belonging to the Information Technology Organization of Iran (ITO) was the target of a hack. ITO is responsible for administration and regulation of matters connected with IT sector in Iran and for taking…
The Internet of Things and its future in Iran
Technological readiness and investment The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that refers to a network of physical objects that are able to connect with each other and exchange data over the internet with only little human intervention. In…
Iran hackers accused of sending threatening Proud Boys emails to Democrats
On wednesday night officials of the United States accused Iran of targeting American Democrat voters with faked emails that warned that both Iran and Russia has obtained voter data that could be used to threaten and disrupt the US election….
IRGC websites under attack
On the 7th October the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) blocked 92 domains that it claimed the IRGC used to spread false news in order to interfere in the US presidential election. The FBI did not provide a list…
Finally the law is clear: the Iranian Bitcoin market is ready for business
From the invention of the digital currency Bitcoin in 2008 until recent time, the legal status of this controversial crypto-currency in Iran has been very unclear. However, the legislation that the Council of Ministers passed in 2019 which states that…
The fight against cyber censorship is a game we must play
If you read this article outside Iran let us tell you that gaming is a very important activity in this country. There are estimates that there are much over 25 million gamers in Iran and it is surprising to some…