Iran’s power grid at risk

Well, at least, it’s not just American infrastructure that is at risk: the Iranian power grid is also at risk of cyber-attacks! From today’s NYT: A flier circulating in Tehran, for example, asked people to turn on all their electrical appliances at the same time to crash the electric grid as a sign of defiance." ...

Well, at least, it's not just American infrastructure that is at risk: the Iranian power grid is also at risk of cyber-attacks! From today's NYT:

Well, at least, it’s not just American infrastructure that is at risk: the Iranian power grid is also at risk of cyber-attacks! From today’s NYT:

A flier circulating in Tehran, for example, asked people to turn on all their electrical appliances at the same time to crash the electric grid as a sign of defiance."

I say the power strikes are the new hunger strikes. 

Evgeny Morozov is a fellow at the Open Society Institute and sits on the board of OSI's Information Program. He writes the Net Effect blog on ForeignPolicy.com

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