Hacktivist Group Justice Ali Breaches Judiciary Servers: We Obtained Details of Three Million Cases

The hacktivist group 'Justice Ali' claims to have infiltrated the computer systems and servers of the Iranian Judiciary, acquiring information including details of three million judicial cases. In a statement, the group said: 'We, the Justice Ali group, successfully penetrated the judicial systems of the Islamic Republic in a complex cyber attack.' As of the publication of this report, the Judiciary had not responded to this matter. In recent years, despite numerous claims by Islamic Republic officials about the security of internal communication networks, many systems have been hacked. In this regard, news sources in Iran reported on February 13 that a news agency, library, document center, and 600 servers of the Islamic Consultative Assembly were hacked by the hacker group. Simultaneously, the Telegram channel 'Uprising Until Overthrow,' belonging to the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, began publishing documents. The release of these documents, particularly regarding the salaries and benefits paid to members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, caused a scandal, and officials of this institution strongly denied it. According to the published information, the monthly salaries of some representatives were reported to be between '200 to 250 million tomans,' in addition to receiving amounts during 'religious holidays' and certain occasions like 'Parliament Day' and 'Employee Day,' as well as benefits such as 'nuts on Yalda Night.' Furthermore, on January 1, 'Snapp Food,' an online food ordering system in Iran, confirmed reports of the hacking of information from '20 million users and 880 million orders,' stating that it 'accepts responsibility for this incident' and is working with cyber police to investigate and identify the perpetrators. Earlier, on December 18, many users on social media reported the shutdown of a significant number of fuel supply stations due to 'hacking.' Subsequently, a hacker group claimed responsibility for this incident. In this context, the Iranian Ministry of Oil referred to it as a 'disruption,' and the state media spoke of the possibility of 'external sabotage.' Iranian officials have always claimed that one of the reasons for restricting users' access to free internet and social networks is to enhance the safety and privacy of citizens on the 'internal internet,' a claim that has never materialized. Meanwhile, in another part of the statement released by the Justice Ali group, it is mentioned: 'In these days when the regime intends to hold elections for the Islamic Consultative Assembly, we find the time appropriate to disclose these documents. Documents that reveal the true face of the Islamic Republic.' The group stated that 'we also infiltrated several Judiciary servers and managed to obtain tens of thousands of confidential and highly confidential documents,' announcing: 'Fellow countrymen! This massive disclosure is a humble gift and a balm for your countless wounds.' The 'Justice Ali' group had previously claimed to have documents regarding the 'corruption case' of Ali Khamenei's family, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. The 'Justice Ali' group had also previously published images of torture and mistreatment of prisoners by hacking the security cameras of Evin Prison, which received widespread media and social media coverage.