GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea
The impact of U.S. trade restrictions is trickling down to the developer community. GitHub, the world’s largest host of source code, is preventing users in…
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Iran Finalizes Electricity Pricing Scheme for Cryptocurrency Miners
The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized a tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners, according to a July 21 report from Iranian economic daily…
Twitter removes nearly 4,800 accounts linked to Iran government
Twitter has removed nearly 4,800 accounts it claimed were being used by Iranian government to spread misinformation, the company said on Thursday.
Iran has…
US hits Iran with crippling cyberattacks, says a report
With an OK from the US president, the Pentagon this week launched cyberstrikes that took down Iranian computer networks used to control missile launches, says…
Twitter removes thousands of accounts tied to Iran
Twitter on Thursday said it removed thousands of accounts linked to coordinated, state-backed activities it believes were from the Iranian government and…
LocalBitcoins Bans Bitcoin Buying in Iran in Blow to Rising Crypto Commerce
LocalBitcoins has officially shut off service for Iran-based users, a move that follows weeks of rising rial trading volumes on the platform. The…
EU Agency Says Iran Likely to Step Up Cyber Espionage
A keyboard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union…
Iran Declares Telegram Crypto Aspirations an Act Against National Security
The Iranian government has taken further steps against Telegram’s cryptocurrency development, the Tehran Times reports Dec. 31.
Secretary of the…
Facebook uncovers more disinformation activity tied to Iran | Social Media
Facebook said on Friday it had discovered Iranian disinformation activity on the social network a week ago and removed more than 80 inauthentic accounts,…
Facebook takes down more ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’ linked to Iran…
Facebook has removed 82 pages, groups and accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” that originated out of Iran.
The social networking giant discovered…