Executive Summary and Trends The third installment of the Iran Cyber Threats report series has been published following a delay caused by the rapid developments of the Dey protests (late December 2025–January 2026) and escalating military tensions. Given the sensitivity of this period and the emergence of new threat patterns, the data collection for thisContinue reading "From Massacre to War; Escalation of Cyber and Transnational Repression Amidst Digital Blackout"
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Wartime Cyber Crackdown and the Emergence of Mercenary Spyware Attacks
Executive Summary This report examines trends in cyberattacks, content management, digital rights violations, and arrests in the first six months of 2025, based on data from Miaan Group's Digital Security Helpdesk(DSH). Digital repression in Iran has entered a new and unprecedented phase; a phase in which highly sophisticated technological tools have been employed for politicalContinue reading "Wartime Cyber Crackdown and the Emergence of Mercenary Spyware Attacks"