Iran: Cyber attacks disable rail system


Issue 1130 - 15 Jul 2021 | 1 minute read

The rail system was thrown into “unprecedented chaos” on 7 July, when state media said trains were halted or delayed. Official reports first blamed cyber attackers for hacking into the network’s system which controls train movements, although the authorities later denied that had happened.

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