According to Hamid Fathis, Information and Communication Technologies Deputy Minister of Iran, Iranian citizens have limited access to the internet. The cyberattack started early Saturday; by now, there is a second wave of the attack in the process. It is 75% limit acting in the territory of Iran, Netblocks informs.
Based on the government’s information, the cyberattack caused the malfunction of internet operators.
“Paid hackers have implemented the historically largest-scale cyberattack in Iran,” – the government representative twitted.
The Deputy Minister noted, in his TV speech, that the cyberattack bears organized attack features. He hoped Iran to manage the attack successfully.