Reuters - Israel appears to be behind a cyberattack earlier this month on computers at Irans Shahid Rajaee port that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Citing unnamed U.S. and foreign government officials, the Post said the May 9 disruption of Iranian computers was presumably ...

FNA - Iran's cyber police confirmed the Friday night attack on the country's datacenters, but still stressed that no sensitive data has been leaked by the flaw in Cisco switches. "There has been no unusual access and leak of data and the problems have been resolved," Chief of the Detection and Prevention Center inFATA (Iran's Cyber Police) Ali Niknafs ...

MNA Iranian Brigadier General Jazayeri said any inefficiency and weakness in managing cyberspace and protecting it against enemy troops was unforgivable and called for creation of strong fortresses against any possible cyber attack. Brigadier General Jazayeri, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said authorities and managers ...

Tasnim A ranking Iranian security official warned against a major shift in the methods and approaches used by terrorist groups, calling for concerted global action to curb terrorists cyber capabilities and counter their modern tactics. Addressing the 8th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on Wednesday, Secretary ...

Tasnim Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country has mastered the necessary skills for warfare in the cyberspace. Cyber battles can cause extensive damages, and thus, have a paramount place in the contemporary world, and we have the necessary expertise in this field, the top commander said ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Head of Irans Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said the country plans to stage specialized war games in coming months to increase its cyber defense capabilities. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Brigadier General Jalali pointed to cyber threats against Iran, saying that many hostile countries ...

A group of young Saudi hackers took down the Saudi Defense Ministrys website in protest over the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, Irans Fars news agency reported. The Sunday night cyberattack was carried out by a group of young Saudis called Brave Youth Fighting Religious Taboos and remained inaccessible for several ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it would be a huge mistake if Israel decided to take unilateral military action against Iran over its nuclear program in the future. Kerry was asked in an NBC "Today" show interview if the nuclear deal reached last week would make it more likely that Israel might attempt a military or cyber attack ...

Irans new development plan, unveiled by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, envisages sustainable growth of eight percent over the next five years. The countryforesees an economic growth of 2.5% this year as it absorbs the shock of oil price declines and US-led sanctions.The Middle Easts second largest economy ...

TEL AVIV An international war game played out here on Monday showed how a single cyber attack aimed at discrediting Iran could ultimately derail an impending nuclear deal between the world powers and Tehran. Conducted at Tel Aviv University against the real-life backdrop of the June 30 deadline set by the P5+1 negotiators, the game's scenario devised ...

The Secretary ofHigh Council for National Center of Iran Cyberspace says according to unofficial foreign sources, Iran is among top 5 cyber power of the world. Mahdi Akhavan told Mehr News that "sometimes we see that specific enemies attach the Iranian cyber installations, such as Nuclear and oil facilities, our task is to defend and protect cyberspace ...

The Pentagon is putting a new emphasis on protecting the country from cyberwarfare, even going as far as drawing up a new plan to increase military and civilian staffing for both defensive and offensive purposes, according to a new report. The Pentagon had decided to expand Cyber Command's current staffing level of 900 to 4,900 in the coming years....

Irannews headlines on Friday includedeputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency remarks over reaching no deal with Iran on starting nuke probe;Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency representativeacceptance ofdifferenceswith UN nuclearwatchdog;The White House statement on Iran accepting being under pressure due to sanctions;...

(Reuters) -Iranresponded to a 2010 cyber attack on its nuclear facilities by beefing up its own cyber capabilities, and will be a "force to be reckoned with" in the future, a senior U.S. Air Force official told reporters on Thursday. General William Shelton, who heads Air Force Space Command and oversees the Air Force's cyber operations, declined ...

Major U.S. banks are pressing for government action to block or squelch what Washington officials say is an intensifying Iranian campaign of cyberattacks against American financial institutions. Financial firms have spent millions of dollars responding to the attacks, according to bank officials, who add that they can't be expected to fend off attacks ...

(Reuters) -Irancan disruptenemy communication systems as part of its growing "electronic warfare" capabilities, a senior Iranian commander was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Western analysts sayIranhas launched increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks in a growing confrontation with foes, including the United States,Israeland Gulf Arabs, at a time of ...

Iranrejected mediareports that it is behind a wave of online attacks against U.S. banks, saying it disapproves of offensives against financial bodies. Iran respects international law and refrains from targeting other nations economic or financial institutions, Irans mission to the United Nations said in a statement issued yesterday, according to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO The attackers hit one American bank after the next. As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later. But there was something disturbingly different about the wave of online attacks on American banks in recent weeks. Security researchers say ...