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IRAN'S GOVERNMENT SAYS IT SHUT DOWN INTERNET TO PROTECT AGAINST CYBERATTACKS

techcrunch.com3 min read

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Iran shut down its internet nationwide this week, calling it a "near-total blackout." The government confirmed it ordered the shutdown to protect against Israeli cyberattacks, citing recent hacks on Iranian banks and cryptocurrency exchanges by the pro-Israel group Predatory Sparrow.