‘Cyber-attack’ hits Iran’s railways

[John Ashworth]

‘Cyber-attack’ hits Iran’s transport ministry and railways..

Websites of Iran’s transport and urbanisation ministry went out of service on Saturday after a “cyber-disruption” in computer systems, the official IRNA news agency reported. On Friday, Iran’s railways also appeared to come under cyber-attack, with messages about alleged train delays or cancellations posted on display boards at stations across the country. Electronic tracking of trains across Iran reportedly failed. The Fars news agency reported “unprecedented chaos” at stations with hundreds of trains delayed or cancelled...