Iran busts U.S.-backed cyber network.

Summary: TEHRAN, March 14 (MNA) -- The Iranian Judiciary has announced that it has identified and arrested 30 people for waging a U.S.-backed cyber war against the country.

TEHRAN, March 14 (MNA) -- The Iranian Judiciary has announced that it has identified and arrested 30 people for waging a U.S.-backed cyber war against the country.

The network was created to gather information on the country's nuclear scientists and to stir up unrest after the June 2009 presidential election, the Judiciary said in a statement issued on Saturday.

The group had been set up by counter-revolutionary groups, including the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), the statement added.

In 2006, the US Congress allocated 400 million dollars to finance covert operations and cyber warfare against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Judiciary said.

One of the most important projects in the campaign was an operation called Iran Proxy, which received 50 million dollars in funding and was implemented by the CIA and the U.S. State Department.

The Judiciary said the project, which enabled Iranians to bypass state filtering and access the Internet, was actually designed for spying and transferred the users' personal information.Aa

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