The malfunction in Tehran’s municipal systems continues eight months after a cyberattack, according to the “CITNA” website. Tehran’s municipal systems are still experiencing disruptions eight and a half months after being targeted by a cyberattack that resulted in the disruption of 150 websites and municipal systems.
Ahmad Sadeghi, a member of Tehran City Council, said that the employees in Tehran’s municipal areas are refraining from performing their duties under the pretext of the municipal systems’ malfunction, as reported by CITNA.
The site also mentioned that during a meeting of Tehran City Council, Sadeghi criticized the failure of municipal administrators to make progress towards making Tehran’s municipality “smart”, emphasizing that the situation has not improved but has seen regressions in some respects.
The report referred to a cyberattack in June 2023, emphasizing the ongoing challenges and problems in the field of municipal intelligence and the necessity of addressing them by the authorities.
The site reported that the organization announced on June 6, 2023, after the cyberattack, that “some devices will be used to perform only essential tasks, under the responsibility of the higher authorities and in coordination with the Technology and Information Protection Organization”, indicating the reactivation of these systems.
CITNA’s report continued by mentioning statements by Mehdi Chamran, head of Tehran City Council, who considered the dimensions of the cyberattack much wider than previous breaches, highlighting the significant impact of the attack on a municipal system that includes more than 50,000 users, contractors, and clients.
Jaffar Bandi Sharbiani, another member of the city council, pointed out that “the electronic archive of documents is still facing disruptions or slowdowns,” as reported by CITNA.
