🔍This report underscores that digital security is no longer a purely technical concern—it’s a human rights crisis.
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🔍Major social platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram were primary targets for phishing, impersonation, and account takedowns.
🔍Authorities increasingly used cyber tools for social control, seizing accounts for “violations” such as not wearing a hijab or defying Islamic lifestyle norms.
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🔍Requests for digital security assistance soared:
+720% growth in individual requests
+70% in organizational requests (and +250% in minority and women’s rights sectors)
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🔍Ethnic minorities—particularly in West and East Azerbaijan—saw a fivefold increase in targeted repression.
🔍Iranian activists abroad were targeted in countries including the UK, Germany, France, Slovenia, Austria, and Egypt.
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🔍A surge in cyberattacks, phishing campaigns, and online censorship occurred during and after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. Over 46% of digital security cases involved women, many of whom faced detention, torture, and even death sentences.
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Key findings include:
🔍For the first time, three Iranian individuals (two inside #Iran, one in Europe) were targeted by mercenary #spyware similar to #Pegasus—marking a shift from mass surveillance to targeted espionage.
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2/2🔻Public access limited strictly to Iran’s National Information Network 🔻Major banking and ATM disruptions across the country🔻Incoming calls and SMS from abroad cut off; VoIP apps overloaded🔻GalaxyStore and GooglePlay disabled,no app downloads possible
Full report:
filter.watch/english/2025...

🧩 This sudden drop, along with other reports, shows that user access to the internet — especially through censorship circumvention tools — has been severely restricted.
📵 This is a clear sign of widespread and targeted national-level filtering.

۲/۲ به همه روزنامه‌نگاران و کنشگران مدنی توصیه می‌کنیم موضوع امنیت رمزهای عبور را جدی بگیرند. در صورت مواجهه با مواردی در حوزه حملات سایبری، با خط فوریت‌های امنیت دیجیتال گروه میان تماس بگیرید:
miaan.org/projects/mia...

🎯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

3/3💡 Want to learn how to protect your data and stay online during an internet shutdown? Read the full Internet Shutdown Protocol on our website:
filter.watch/irandarkhamo...

#InternetShutdowns #DigitalSecurity #KeepItOn #Iran #OnlineFreedom

2/3 🌐Our Internet Shutdown Protocol provides tailored strategies to help individuals and organizations maintain secure communications before, during, and after shutdowns. It covers:
🔹 Encryption tools (GPG, VPNs)
🔹 Mesh & satellite networks
🔹 Risk assessment & preemptive planning

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.
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