Iran says card-based banking hit by cyberattack on three lenders

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - ‌Iran's state-owned ​banking ​technology provider said on Tuesday that cyberattacks had disrupted card-based banking services at ‌Bank Melli, Bank Saderat and Bank Tejarat.

This ⁠prompted a temporary suspension of all card-related operations at the ‌three banks to prevent ‌further unauthorized access, the Informatics Services Corporation told state TV, with cybersecurity teams working to ​restore normal operations.

The company's public relations head said ATM services, point-of-sale terminals and mobile ⁠applications linked to card systems were all affected.

Disruptions were also reported ​on June 14 at major banks including Melli, Saderat, Tejarat and the Export Development ​Bank of Iran after a ‌cyberattack targeting a shared communication system, Iran's Banking Coordination Council has said.

Iranian ⁠state media cited the central bank as saying on Tuesday that the latest problems should be resolved ⁠by Wednesday morning and all services would then return to ​normal.

Officials have said the earlier incident, which took several days to resolve, according to Iranian media, did not compromise ‌customer data.

Iran has not said who it suspects of the cyberattacks. Authorities ‌have previously blamed hostile foreign actors such as ⁠Israel for similar ‌incidents. Israel has ​not commented on these allegations.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alexander Smith and Kevin ‌Liffey)

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