DDoS Attack Shuts Down Iran’s Internet
The head of Iran Civil Defense has accused Washington of the latest large-scale cyber-attack that targeted Iranian infrastructure. The coordinated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack affected two mobile operators and partially shut down Iran’s internet for hours. Iranian officials said they stopped the DDoS attack after activating Iran’s digital fortress DZHAFA shield. He added that the frequent cyber-attacks had become Washington’s only option after its failure to respond to Iran’s shooting down of United States’ unmanned aerial vehicle and Iranian missile attacks on Iraq’s Ain al-Assad US military base. DDoS attack mean The DDoS attack timeline The DDoS attack began in Iran from 11:45 local time or 08:15 UTC. There was a noted fall in Iran’s internet connectivity affecting both fixed mobile and fixed line operators. According to the internet freedom observatory group NetBlocks, real time network data show national connectivity fell to 75% during this time after authorit...