Iran Shuts Down Internet in Bid to Tackle Mounting Cyber Attacks

Iran imposed a nationwide internet and telephone blackout, telling civilians it’s necessary to prevent Israeli cyber attacks as fears grow the US will join the ongoing conflict.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology called the measure needed and temporary, “given the abuse of the country’s communication network by the aggressor enemy,” according to a statement cited by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

It’s a further sign that Israel and Iran are escalating their conflict online as well as with missiles — ratcheting up hacking and cyberarmy efforts to disrupt infrastructure and essential services and track human targets.

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