IRIB Rules Out Cyberattack After Temporary Satellite Disruption
WANA (Jan 19) – Iran’s state broadcaster (IRIB) has dismissed claims of a cyberattack following a brief disruption to the satellite broadcast of several television programs on the Intelsat satellite late Monday night.
The incident was quickly labelled by some opposition media outlets as a “hack” of IRIB, a claim officials say is inaccurate and aimed at media exploitation.
According to an IRIB official, the disruption was not cyber-related; in fact, it was an instance of signal interference, often referred to as signal warfare.
According to the official, while IRIB’s broadcast signal was being transmitted, a high-power interfering carrier originating outside the country was sent on the same frequency.
As the strength of the interfering signal increased, it temporarily overrode the original broadcast content.
It appears that the interference also affected Intelsat, as the disruptive signal overlapped the satellite’s transmission, indicating that the issue extended beyond IRIB’s broadcasting infrastructure.
IRIB Reports Brief Disruption to Satellite TV Broadcasts
WANA (Jan 19) – Iran’s state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), announced that the transmission of several of its television channels via the Intelsat satellite briefly experienced disruption on Sunday afternoon. According to a statement from IRIB’s public relations office, the disruption—attributed to an “unknown source”—was deliberately caused along the satellite […]
