Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-10-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Iran State TV
Affected country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Hackers backing Iran's wave of women-led protests interrupt a state TV news broadcast with an image of gun-sight crosshairs and flames over the face of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.