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Mahsa Amini death protests: Cyber attackers hack into Iran’s atomic energy agency

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Mahsa Amini death protests: Cyber attackers hack into Iran’s atomic energy agency

[ad_1] Built using Russian technology in 2011, Bushehr is Iran's first nuclear power plant situated along the Persian Gulf. As protests over the death of Mahsa Amini continue to escalate in Iran, the country's nuclear energy agency on Sunday alleged that an email server of one of its subsidiaries was broken into hackers acting on behalf of a foreign country. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) confirmed the cyber attack on the email server of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant which is situated along the Persian Gulf from "a certain foreign country," reported Anadolu agency. "It is worth noting that the content in (hacked) users' emails carried technical messages and common, daily exchanges," according to the energy agency officials. Built using Russian technology in ...

Iran ‘throttling’ internet to limit protest footage: activists

[ad_1] Iran is imposing severe restrictions on access to the internet, in a bid to limit the sharing of footage of protests . Iran is imposing increasingly severe restrictions on access to the internet, albeit still short of a total shutdown, in an apparent bid to limit the sharing of footage of protests which have erupted nationwide, activists charge.Campaigners and Persian-language television channels outside Iran have noted a reduction in the posting of footage of the protests filmed on mobile phones, almost two weeks into the movement that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini. The authorities have already restricted access to Instagram and WhatsApp -- until now the last remaining unfiltered social media services -- ...

US Gives Lift to Iran Protesters, Easing Internet Curbs

[ad_1] US is easing restrictions on internet services to Iran as protests roil the country, widening access to social media and other tools. The Treasury Department is easing restrictions on internet services to Iran as protests roil the country, widening access to social media and other tools in a move that officials said is meant to increase the flow of information for ordinary people. Guidance released Friday expands the list of services US companies can provide in Iran despite broad sanctions that prohibit most foreign business. The guidance was released a week after demonstrations began over the fate of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after she was arrested for allegedly flouting Islamic dress codes. Ir...