Sead Fadilpašić, Tech Radar, This old Internet Explorer bug is being used to steal Google, Instagram logins

"As reported by Bleeping Computer, security researchers from SafeBreach Labs have recently discovered a new ...

Middle East Eye, Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches George Floyd video game

"Basij, the paramilitary arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has launched a new mobile video game called Saving Freedom, centred around rescuing ...

Jon Gambrell, AP/ABC, Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country, 26 Oct 2021 "The semiofficial ISNA news agency, which first called the incident a cyberattack, said it saw those trying to buy fuel with a government-issued ...

Sarbas Nazari, BBC News, Iran: The painful choices of being pregnant and unmarried "Iran's establishment argues that economic challenges and complicated pre-marriage rituals are pushing single Iranians away from conventional, religiously-approved marriages."

Al-Monitor, Iran’s president calls for tighter internet control"In a meeting with the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi called for “digitizing” the government while also expanding controls over the internet." ...

Nahid Siamdoust, Atlantic Council, Down the ‘Rathole’: How a rapper channels Iran regime change discourse, 12 Oct 2021

"In the highly divided Iranian social media sphere riddled with disinformation infused by ...

Middle East Eye, Iranian press review: Khamenei calls for cyber 'jihad' "Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on university students to use cyberspace and social media to neutralise what he referred to as "propaganda attacks by Iran's ...

Mansour Piroti, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University, The Ever-Growing Iranian Cyber Threat

"The Iranian regime has been a considerable threat to global cybersecurity ever since 2012, when it committed cyberattacks on US financial institutions in retaliation ...

Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT, Iranians say ‘I do’ to state-sanctioned online romance

"“Iranians are now confused about how to identify themselves: with Iranian nationalism? Shiism? Tradition? Or their desire for western lifestyle?” said one sociopolitical analyst. “Who ...

Cointelegraph, Illegal crypto mining not the cause of power shortages in Iran, ministry says

"Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade questioned Tavanir’s claims that illegal mining activities consume 2,000 megawatts of ...

Nada AlTaher, The National, Iran prison head ‘sorry’ as leaked videos show beatings and abuse in Evin jail

"Footage showing conditions in the prison was leaked online by a little-known group of hackers ...

Sayeh Isfahani, Free Speech Project, The Slate, Iran Aims to End Online Freedoms “for Good”

"It [Cyberspace Users Rights Protection and Regulation of Key Online Services Bill] would also introduce a multitiered system that would rank citizens ...

Sky News, Chinese cyber spies 'posed as Iranians while targeting Israeli government'

"A cyber espionage group from China masqueraded as Iranian hackers while breaking into and spying on Israeli government institutions, ...

RFE/RL, Iranians Fear Turning Into Another 'North Korea' If Draconian Internet Censorship Bill Passes "Internet experts and media-freedom advocates fear the bill will put the final nail in the coffin of Internet freedom in Iran, where citizens are forced to access banned ...

Protests have a social media emphasis. Reports below have differint political emphases and opinions:

VOA, Iran Protests Spread to Tehran, Which Sees Biggest Anti-Government March in 18 Months

"'Video ...

Vice, Iran Launched a Matchmaking App Because Young People Aren’t Procreating

"“Hamdam,” ...

Reuters, Middle East Eye, Facebook says Iranian hackers used site in spying on U.S. military personnel

"The social media giant said the group, dubbed 'Tortoiseshell' by security experts, used fake online personas ...

Asia Times, Iran poised to be plunged into utter cyber-darkness

"Deliberations are underway in Iran’s parliament to outlaw the use of international social media platforms and instant messaging services, legislation that threatens to cast the country ...

Janine di Giovanni, The National, Virtual memorials humanise victims in the digital age

"The sisters, Roya and Ladan Boroumand, both academics, are producing a virtual memory, called Omid, which means "hope" ...

Here's the Persian translation of an interview I gave a few weeks' ago, on mazari.ir:

گفتگوی اختصاصی با دکتر گری بونت پژوهشگر بین المللی مطالعات اسلامی فضای مجازی
You can find the [English version here](گفتگوی اختصاصی با دکتر گری بونت پژوهشگر بین المللی مطالعات اسلامی فضای مجازی)

Al Jazeera, These Iranian woman are crushing it in crypto "As Iran’s crypto community grows, so does the number of women making their mark on it. Mostly young, self-taught and multi-disciplined, they are swelling the ranks ...

NPR, In Iran, Clubhouse Means Unfiltered Chats, ...

AL-Monitor, Iran’s supreme leader authorized infowar campaign during US election

ODNI ...

Arab Weekly, Internet shutdowns seen as Iran’s systematic tool against protests

"The authorities seek to prevent people from using social media messaging services to mobilise protests but also hinder the documentation of rights violations."

AP/ABC, Music video on Iranian app with US porn actress spurs probe

"The Iranian Rubika application was being investigated by officials after it published a brief teaser from the “Tehran Tokyo" music video by California-based ...

AP/ABC News, Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

"Iran’s impoverished southeast has experienced wide disruptions and outages of internet service over the past week, as unrest gripped the remote ...

Gordon Corera, BBC News, Iran 'hides spyware in wallpaper, restaurant and games apps' :"Iran is running two surveillance operations in cyber-space, targeting more than 1,000 dissidents, according to a leading cyber-security company."

Asharq Al-Awsat, Twitter Suspends ‘Fake’ Account that Carried Link to Iran Supreme Leader’s Website

"Twitter said on Friday it had suspended what it said was a fake account that carried a link to the website ...

Gizmodo, Iranian Spying Campaign Sent Holiday Greetings Riddled with Malware

"An infamous Middle Eastern hacker cell, APT 35 (also known as “Charming Kitten”), recently launched a spear phishing campaign tailored to the festive December atmosphere: ...

Middle East Eye, Iranian press review: Former vice president for women's affairs jailed

"On Saturday, Fars news agency reported that Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran's vice president for women's affairs in ...

Mehr Nadeem, RestofWorld, Selfies and Sharia police, 9 Nov 2020

"As the last open social media platform in Iran, Instagram offers a rare glimpse into the interior lives of everyday Iranians: Feeds are filled with blurry Polaroids of house parties, teens snowboarding, and ...