Iran Atomic Energy Organization email leak
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
A hacktivist group posted emails taken from a server of Iran's atomic energy body during protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini. It threatened to release more unless detained protesters were freed.
Confirmed
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization confirmed that the email server of a subsidiary was hacked. It called the material daily correspondence and technical memos and blamed an unnamed foreign country.
Claimed, disputed or not established
The group's wider claims and the data's significance are disputed by the organisation. No public evidence for the foreign-state attribution appears in the sources opened.
Reported impact
A politically motivated hack-and-leak against a sensitive Iranian body, in the context of the 2022 protests.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- BleepingComputer: Iran's atomic energy agency confirms hack ↗https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iran-s-atomic-energy-agency-confirms-hack-after-stolen-data-leaked-online/
- The Record: Iran blames a specific foreign country for the leak ↗https://therecord.media/iran-says-specific-foreign-country-behind-hacktivist-leak-of-atomic-energy-emails
- CyberScoop: Iran government hack-and-leak and hacktivist personas ↗https://cyberscoop.com/iran-government-hack-leak-documents-hacktivist/
Connected
- Related leaks: Lab Dookhtegan: leaks on Iran's APT34 / OilRig
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