Iran’s internet goes offline for hours amid claims of ‘enemy abuse’
The government of Iran appears to have shut down the internet within its borders, perhaps in response to Israel-linked cyberattacks.
Internet watchers at CloudFlare and NetBlocks both report that internet traffic in Iran dropped precipitously late on Wednesday and has remained near zero since.
Cloudflare cited a Telegram post from the Tehran-based outlet Khabaronline News Agency, which says Iran’s Ministry of Communications temporarily restricted internet access to “prevent enemy abuse”.
One possible example of such abuse is a disruption at Iran’s Bank Sepah.
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