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Iran targeted with cyberattacks as Israel and US carry out strikes

By Emanuel Fabian 28 February 2026, 9:49 am
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Amid the Israeli and US strikes on Iran, a wave of cyberattacks has also targeted the country, the semi-official Fars news agency reports.

Fars says that several major Iranian news agencies were targeted and “experienced severe disruptions in their operations,” and that some widely used mobile applications were also experiencing disruptions.

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