Hackers broke into the website of the Iranian Transportation Ministry, and the site was soon taken down, multiple Hebrew media sources reported on Saturday, citing the IRNA Iranian official news agency.Iran state television called it a "cyber disruption," a day after an apparent cyberattack on the state railway company.Computer systems of the staff of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development were the subject of the attack which resulted in the ministry's portal and sub-portal sites becoming unavailable, the TV channel reported.The purpose behind the attack is unknown, but is currently under investigation. This marks the second day in a row that an Iranian government website has been hacked, as on Friday, train services were disrupted in Iran due to a comprehensive cyberattack, the with hackers posting the phone number of the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei as the number to call for information.Meanwhile, trains in the country were delayed or canceled altogether since Friday, as ticket offices and cargo services have been disrupted. Hackers have reportedly been posting fake delay notices on station boards, but the government-run railway company said only the displays had been affected and that trains ran normally.Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi warned on Saturday of possible ransomware attacks unless vulnerabilities in computer systems were dealt with, Iranian news outlets reported.
In late 2020, Iran said hackers launched large-scale attacks on two of its government institutions, without giving details on the targets or the suspected perpetrators.
Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults, which it has blamed in the past on the United States and
Israel. The United States and other Western powers meanwhile have accused Iran of trying to disrupt and break into their networks.
