On December 31, local time, Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Hashimi said that the country was hit by a large-scale cyber attack on Iran's communications infrastructure on the 28th. The attacks came from more than 120,000 different attack sources around the world and targeted a communications service provider in Iran. Thanks to measures taken by relevant departments, the attack was thwarted. Hashmi said that the scale and intensity of this cyber attack is one of the most serious cyber attacks in recent times. The incident may have posed a serious challenge to Iran, but thanks to intelligence, resources, and the all-weather efforts of communications experts, the attack was eventually contained and did not cause a crisis.

On December 31, local time, Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Hashimi said that the country was hit by a large-scale cyber attack on Iran's communications infrastructure on the 28th. The attacks came from more than 120,000 different attack sources around the world and targeted a communications service provider in Iran. Thanks to measures taken by relevant departments, the attack was thwarted. Hashmi said that the scale and intensity of this cyber attack is one of the most serious cyber attacks in recent times. The incident may have posed a serious challenge to Iran, but thanks to intelligence, resources, and the all-weather efforts of communications experts, the attack was eventually contained and did not cause a crisis.