Iran says limited cyberattack disrupts services at four banks, state media says

An Iranian woman walks past a branch of the state-owned Melli Bank, which absorbed the assets of the now-defunct Ayandeh Bank. (FILE/AFP)

• Attack targeted a shared communications infrastructure used by Bank Melli, ⁠Bank Tejarat, Bank ‌Saderat and ‌the Export ​Development ‌Bank of ‌Iran

DUBAI: A cyberattack disrupted services at four ​major Iranian banks, though no customer data was compromised, the country’s banking coordination council ‌said on Sunday, ‌according ​to ‌state ⁠media.
The ​council said ⁠the attack targeted a shared communications infrastructure used by Bank Melli, ⁠Bank Tejarat, Bank ‌Saderat and ‌the Export ​Development ‌Bank of ‌Iran, prompting technical teams to implement protective measures and temporarily ‌affecting some banking services.
It said no unauthorized ⁠access ⁠to customer information had occurred and no data had been deleted, adding that recovery efforts were underway to restore ​normal ​operations. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom;Editing by Elaine ​Hardcastle)