Australians urged to be vigilant against continued cyber attacks from Iran's regime
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- 25 Jan 2023
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard-affiliated actors have launched targeted cyber attacks on Australian organisations, with the aim of using the data obtained for extortion, a report tabled in parliament shows.
But the federal government won’t disclose information about whether it is considering listing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – the military arm of Iran’s government — as a terrorist organisation, or how much worth of assets and/or investments that people connected to the regime hold in Australia.
A federal parliamentary inquiry investigating recent human rights violations in Iran, which is due to hand down its report next week, heard evidence of reports of surveillance and abuse by the regime against Australian-Iranians who speak out against the Islamic Republic.
During the hearings, the inquiry heard evidence that the federal government could take action against Iranian diplomats connected with the recent executions of Iranian protesters, and cancel visas of any senior Islamic Republic officials or their families in Australia.
In response to questions on notice, the Department of Home Affairs said "no" when asked whether it had investigated — or were aware of any other branches of government investigating — if people connected to Iran's regime had set up social media pages or groups in order to track Australian-Iranians opposed to the regime. Read More…
