Forty-eight Iranian television and radio channels were shut down Wednesday evening after a cyber attack on the Intelsat satellite.
Reports from Iran indicate that the broadcasting of several state-owned IRIB radio and television channels has been stopped on Intelsat. Websites monitoring satellite frequencies reported intermittent outages Wednesday night on the Intelsat 11,554 frequency which carries 48 IRIB channels.
– Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) October 5, 2022
The Iranian Radio and Television Corporation uses international satellites, including the “IntelSat” satellite, to deliver its television and radio frequencies to various regions of Iran.
The hacker group “Anonymous” claimed responsibility for sending the disturbance of Iranian radio and television waves and said it would block the channels of the Iranian regime so that Tehran refrains from disturbing the satellite channels of the Persian-speaking opposition. .
Interestingly, Iran witnessed widespread protests following the killing of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, 22, last month, after she was arrested by the “moral police” on suspicion of wearing the hijab so approximate.