Minster orders investigation into data-hijacking charges against Iran’s TCI
Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi has ordered an investigation into the report of data-hijacking from encrypted messenger app Telegram by Iran’s Telecommunication Company on Monday. Jahromi confirmed the reports in a Tweet on Monday night, saying that “in the event of an error, whether inadvertent or intentional, the Telecommunication Company of Iran […]
ICT min. says domestic messaging apps have 10.5 active users
Iranian ICT Minister Azari Jahromi said Mon. that 10.5 users have signed up to domestic messaging apps and the number is growing, almost a month after Telegram was banned in the country. ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahrami made the remarks after a meeting between officials from Parliament’s commissions of national security, economy and mines […]
Iran’s National Information Network Intact in Cyberattack: Minister
An Iranian minister said the country’s National Information Network and local mobile network operators remained intact during a Friday night cyberattack on organizations across the world that also affected a number of Internet service providers in Iran. The National Information Network’s core part, run by the Telecommunication Infrastructure Company, a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of […]
3 Iranian satellites awaiting launch
TEHRAN – Three Iranian satellites are the final stages of getting prepared for being put into orbit, and have been placed into a queue of satellites awaiting launch, ICT minister announced Saturday. Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, speaking at a ceremony marking National Space Technology Day on Saturday, said three university satellites were […]