Amir Rashidi
@ammir.bsky.social
Security and Internet Access Researcher focusing on Infosec, privacy, cencorship and surveillance
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IODA collaborated with @filter.watch and ASL19 to co-author a report on the 2025 shutdown of the Internet in Iran during the war with Israel. Key contributors included @radar.cloudflare.com @eldomador.bsky.social @ooni.org and more!
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
Iran’s ‘Stealth Blackout’: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis of the June 2025 Internet Shutdown - Filterwatch
Authors: Miaan Group, ASL19, IODA Contributors: Kentik, Cloudflare, OONI, Tor, Lantern, eQualitie, Psiphon Executive Summary The June 2025 Internet shutdown in Iran, carried out during the war with Is...
filter.watch
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
IODA collaborated with @filter.watch and ASL19 to co-author a report on the 2025 shutdown of the Internet in Iran during the war with Israel. Key contributors included @radar.cloudflare.com @eldomador.bsky.social @ooni.org and more!
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
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NEW: Apple notified several Iranians that they were targets of government spyware in the last year, according to security researchers.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers | TechCrunch
Researchers say Apple sent out threat notifications to several Iranians in recent months, saying their iPhones had been hacked. Iran is likely behind the attacks.
techcrunch.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: Apple notified several Iranians that they were targets of government spyware in the last year, according to security researchers.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase.
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
July 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase.
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
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#Iran is back online as of 05:00 UTC (8:30am local).
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#Iran is back online as of 05:00 UTC (8:30am local).
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
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1/2 Iran imposed sweeping internet restrictions in the first week of Israel’s military offensive. key findings from Filterwatch’s report:
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
1/2 Iran imposed sweeping internet restrictions in the first week of Israel’s military offensive. key findings from Filterwatch’s report:
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
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Near-total Internet blackout in #Iran is continuing into a second day.
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
June 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Near-total Internet blackout in #Iran is continuing into a second day.
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
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NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
Iran's government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks | TechCrunch
The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.
techcrunch.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
Following Israel's attack on #Iran, internet access has been disrupted in parts of the country. All #VPN services are disrupted, and access to the internet has become extremely difficult. Incoming traffic is heavily affected, while the NIN is operating without issues.
#KeepItOn
#KeepItOn
June 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
My technical analysis of the documents #Iran claims to have obtained by hacking #Israel has been published by Iran International. I had originally shared this analysis publicly on my LinkedIn.
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
Iranian media says alleged document trove points to Israel-IAEA collusion
Iranian state media began releasing images of what it said were documents related to Israel's nuclear program obtained by Tehran and said they demonstrated collusion between the United Nations nuclear...
www.iranintl.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My technical analysis of the documents #Iran claims to have obtained by hacking #Israel has been published by Iran International. I had originally shared this analysis publicly on my LinkedIn.
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
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‼️ Yesterday, on 25th May 2025, #Vietnam started blocking access to Telegram.
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
May 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
‼️ Yesterday, on 25th May 2025, #Vietnam started blocking access to Telegram.
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
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🎯Tomorrow, we’ll publish an investigative report revealing the full details how it works, what tools are used, and how individuals are being identified.
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎯Tomorrow, we’ll publish an investigative report revealing the full details how it works, what tools are used, and how individuals are being identified.
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
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We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
March 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
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🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
#Iran Cyber Threat Intelligence Report: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society - Filterwatch
This report examines the trends of cyberattacks, content management, digital rights violations, and patterns of arrests in the second half of 2024, based on data from the Digital Security Helpdesk (DS...
filter.watch
January 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
1/
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
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🧵How to Stay Connected During Internet Shutdowns
1/3 📵Internet shutdowns are increasingly used as a tool of repression, especially during political unrest. From mobile data blocks to full blackouts, these disruptions affect ethnic minorities, journalists, and religious groups in different ways.👇
1/3 📵Internet shutdowns are increasingly used as a tool of repression, especially during political unrest. From mobile data blocks to full blackouts, these disruptions affect ethnic minorities, journalists, and religious groups in different ways.👇
February 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🧵How to Stay Connected During Internet Shutdowns
1/3 📵Internet shutdowns are increasingly used as a tool of repression, especially during political unrest. From mobile data blocks to full blackouts, these disruptions affect ethnic minorities, journalists, and religious groups in different ways.👇
1/3 📵Internet shutdowns are increasingly used as a tool of repression, especially during political unrest. From mobile data blocks to full blackouts, these disruptions affect ethnic minorities, journalists, and religious groups in different ways.👇
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3/3 The fight for unrestricted information continues. Read our full report to understand Iran’s battle against digital repression and how big tech & policymakers can help.
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
#YouTube: Iran’s Digital Battleground for Free Expression - Filterwatch
This highlights that YouTube has emerged as a central platform for deep and serious discussions about the Islamic Republic, its future, and the regime's policies. But how do Iranian citizens access Yo...
filter.watch
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
3/3 The fight for unrestricted information continues. Read our full report to understand Iran’s battle against digital repression and how big tech & policymakers can help.
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
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1/5: The IRGFW report offers valuable insights into the internet censorship architecture in Iran. Drawing comparisons with China, it highlights how Iran has been inspired by the "Great Firewall of China," while adapting it to its own unique political and infrastructural conditions.
January 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
1/5: The IRGFW report offers valuable insights into the internet censorship architecture in Iran. Drawing comparisons with China, it highlights how Iran has been inspired by the "Great Firewall of China," while adapting it to its own unique political and infrastructural conditions.
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درباره روشهای پیچیده #فیشینگ از جمله شیوه Quishing چه میدانید؟
YouTube video by FilterBaan
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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۲/۱🔻آمادگی در برابر خاموشیهای اينترنت نیازمند آموزش است. در این ویدیو، میتوانید با بخشی از این آموزشها به زبان بلوچی آشنا شوید:
youtu.be/XZuun8k-hbE
youtu.be/XZuun8k-hbE
چگونه برای خاموشیهای اینترنت آماده باشیم؟ (به زبان بلوچی)
YouTube video by FilterBaan
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
۲/۱🔻آمادگی در برابر خاموشیهای اينترنت نیازمند آموزش است. در این ویدیو، میتوانید با بخشی از این آموزشها به زبان بلوچی آشنا شوید:
youtu.be/XZuun8k-hbE
youtu.be/XZuun8k-hbE
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افزایش نظارت دولت بر استارتاپها، تصویب قوانین سختگیرانه رمزارز، مهاجرت گسترده نیروی متخصص و مشکلات زیرساختی، آینده نوآوری در ایران را با بحران مواجه کرده است.
filter.watch/2025/02/12/c...
filter.watch/2025/02/12/c...
چالشهای اکوسیستم دیجیتال ایران؛ مهاجرت نخبگان، کنترل دولتی و بحران زیرساختی - فیلتربان
اکوسیستم فناوری ایران در سالهای اخیر با چالشهای متعددی از جمله تغییر در مالکیت استارتاپها، خروج سرمایهگذاران خصوصی، مهاجرت گسترده نیروی متخصص و افزایش نظارت و کنترل دولتی بر فضای دیجیتال مواجه بود...
filter.watch
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
افزایش نظارت دولت بر استارتاپها، تصویب قوانین سختگیرانه رمزارز، مهاجرت گسترده نیروی متخصص و مشکلات زیرساختی، آینده نوآوری در ایران را با بحران مواجه کرده است.
filter.watch/2025/02/12/c...
filter.watch/2025/02/12/c...
Twitter has turned into a dumping ground. Regarding the Iranian community, it's interesting that all those who attacked members of this community in past years are now themselves being attacked and bullied. In Persian, we have a proverb that says: "This camel will lie down at your door too."
February 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Twitter has turned into a dumping ground. Regarding the Iranian community, it's interesting that all those who attacked members of this community in past years are now themselves being attacked and bullied. In Persian, we have a proverb that says: "This camel will lie down at your door too."
The #Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement.
micronews.debian.org/2025/1738154...
micronews.debian.org/2025/1738154...
The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity s...
The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity s...
micronews.debian.org
February 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The #Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement.
micronews.debian.org/2025/1738154...
micronews.debian.org/2025/1738154...
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1/2 🚨 Rising Internet Costs in Iran: A Growing Concern 🚨
Our latest report sheds light on the escalating internet costs in Iran and their impact on users:
📌 Digital Divide: Wealthier users afford high-speed services; lower-income individuals struggle with limited access.
Our latest report sheds light on the escalating internet costs in Iran and their impact on users:
📌 Digital Divide: Wealthier users afford high-speed services; lower-income individuals struggle with limited access.
#The Internet in Iran: From Public Resource to Exclusive Commodity – Exploring Pricing and Access Challenges - Filterwatch
The cost of internet access is a primary factor influencing citizens' ability to access free information, which is essential for the economic, social, and cultural development of any country. In Iran,...
filter.watch
January 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
1/2 🚨 Rising Internet Costs in Iran: A Growing Concern 🚨
Our latest report sheds light on the escalating internet costs in Iran and their impact on users:
📌 Digital Divide: Wealthier users afford high-speed services; lower-income individuals struggle with limited access.
Our latest report sheds light on the escalating internet costs in Iran and their impact on users:
📌 Digital Divide: Wealthier users afford high-speed services; lower-income individuals struggle with limited access.
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🔻باوجود تکذیب ارتباط وزارت ارتباطات با ارائه #اینترنت_طبقاتی برای دانشجویان و اساتید ازسوی مدیر روابط عمومی این وزارتخانه و تأکید بر اینکه این موضوع بر اساس توافق میان وزارت علوم ودادستانی ومطابق با آییننامه کارگروه تعیین مصادیق انجام شده است،شواهد نشان میدهد که اینترنت طبقاتی همچنان درحال اجراست.
January 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🔻باوجود تکذیب ارتباط وزارت ارتباطات با ارائه #اینترنت_طبقاتی برای دانشجویان و اساتید ازسوی مدیر روابط عمومی این وزارتخانه و تأکید بر اینکه این موضوع بر اساس توافق میان وزارت علوم ودادستانی ومطابق با آییننامه کارگروه تعیین مصادیق انجام شده است،شواهد نشان میدهد که اینترنت طبقاتی همچنان درحال اجراست.