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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-888271
Israel Launches Cyberattack Against Iran
(Jerusalem Post) Dr. Itay Gal - A large-scale Israeli cyberattack paralyzed the Islamic Republic from within on Saturday. Critical infrastructure, official news sites, and security communications systems reportedly stopped functioning, leaving the leadership in a communications blackout. Internet connectivity in Iran plunged to 4% of normal traffic. The regime's IRNA website was taken offline for an extended period, and Tasnim, which is identified with the IRGC, experienced severe disruptions and hacks that reportedly displayed subversive messages against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Western intelligence sources said the damage to the IRGC's communications infrastructure was meant to prevent coordination of counterattacks and disrupt the ability to launch drones and ballistic missiles by Iranian cyber and electronic units.