Iran
Latest about Iran
"Be aware, someone is watching" – inside Iran's mobile spying playbook
By Chiara Castro published
A leak reveal an unprecedented system to fully control Iranians which goes beyond mere mobile surveillance - and VPNs might not help.
These Russian and Iranian hackers are fooling vital industries
By Lewis Maddison published
National Cyber Security Centre details the very devious tactics used to compromise high-level targets.
Spyware found stealing Iranian user data via infected VPN installer
By Chiara Castro published
Antivirus provider Bitdefender finds traces of spyware's scripts in Iran VPN 20Speed, with users at risk.
Diamond industry big players hit by Iranian APT
By Sead Fadilpašić published
A supply chain attack hit firms on three continents, all in the diamond industry.
Hackers steal 50GB data, thousands of emails from Iranian nuclear facilities
By Sead Fadilpašić published
While the group links the attack to ongoing protests, Iran plays down potential importance of hack.
VPN use soars in worldwide period of unrest and warfare
By Chiara Castro published
2022 has seen a surge in demands globally to allow people to bypass internet restrictions and protect their privacy.
Iran highlights how governments continue to use Internet freedom as a weapon
By Sebastian Schaub published
VPNs give users their right back by allowing them to bypass restrictions and protect their digital privacy.
Iranian authorities restrict Instagram and WhatsApp as last effort to silence protesters
By Chiara Castro last updated
Iranians need to use a VPN to access some of the last social platforms available, while further restrictions are very likely.
Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox
Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more from the TechRadar team.