Iranian state TV hacked to air footage backing exiled crown prince
The satellite broadcast of Iranian state TV was hacked, airing footage supporting exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi and anti-government messages. The broadcast also included a message urging people not to point their weapons at the public.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Iranian state broadcaster
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption of the state broadcaster's satellite transmission and airing of unauthorised footage and messages
- Cause / method
- Hacking of satellite transmission
- Location
- Iran
Timeline
- It became known that a hack targeting Iranian state TV's satellite transmission had aired footage supporting Reza Pahlavi and anti-government messages.
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