Iran faced major cyber attacks on Saturday, the 12th of October 2024, targeting various government entities including nuclear facilities. The cyber attack follows Israel’s vow to respond to the 200-missile barrage conducted by Iran on the 1st of October amid the ongoing and intensifying conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.
The former secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace revealed that all three branches of the Iranian government – the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive branch – were hit by the attacks and had sensitive information stolen as a result. He further confirmed that nuclear facilities, fuel distribution, municipality, transportation, ports, and similar sectors were also victims of the attacks.
The Israeli defence minister had made a promise following the missile barrage that his country’s response would be “deadly, precise and surprising”. In an address to the UN Security Council on Thursday, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said the Islamic Republic “stands fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression targeting its vital interests and security”.
Details of the attacks and their impacts are yet to be revealed. We will update this post as we learn more.
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