Iranian media reported Saturday that a cyberattack disabled credit card services at four major banks — Bank Melli, Bank Tejarat, Bank Saderat, and Tose’eh Saderat — causing widespread payment failures since the morning. The Banking Coordination Council said no customer data was stolen and that the incident is being handled.
Iranian state media reported Saturday that a cyberattack disabled credit card services at four major banks — Bank Melli, Bank Tejarat, Bank Saderat, and Tose’eh Saderat — with payment failures spreading since the morning. The Banking Coordination Council acknowledged the disruption but said customer data had not been stolen. The current development follows a series of earlier reports The Zioneer has been tracking since Friday. The first signs of trouble emerged at 12:36 Jerusalem when Fars News Agency reported disruptions at the same institutions; the suspected cyberattack was confirmed by state media shortly after, with authorities initially denying unauthorized data access. By 12:36 Jerusalem, AFP cited a Tehran correspondent saying services had not been restored, and an Israeli report identified Bank Melli among the targeted institutions. The story evolved rapidly: at 12:36 Jerusalem authorities confirmed no customer data had been compromised in the attack, which was said to affect a shared communications infrastructure. The current Saturday report is the first to specify that credit card services, rather than general electronic banking, are disabled, and names Tose’eh Saderat — a different institution from the Export Development Bank named in earlier versions. Background: The Zioneer reported on June 11 that unverified claims circulated of funds disappearing from Iranian citizens' accounts at Bank Sepah and Bank Melli. The desk also covered Iranian internet cuts on June 7 and air defense activations in Tehran on June 10, all against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions. What remains open: It is not yet confirmed whether banking services have been restored, whether the attack extended beyond the credit card network, or whether customer data — which authorities insist was not breached — was in fact accessed. The attackers have not been identified.
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