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Iran claims US used backdoors to knock out networking equipment during war

ID: 4e790fff-fb39-5a0b-b42d-0eda31238390

STIX ID: report--4e790fff-fb39-5a0b-b42d-0eda31238390

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2026-04-21

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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The report covers Iranian and Chinese media allegations that US actors sabotaged Iranian networking equipment—via firmware/bootloader backdoors or botnets—causing reboots and disconnections across devices from major vendors; it notes the claims are unverified amid Iran's internet blackout and highlights the use of the story in geopolitical propaganda.

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