IranWire reports:
Iran’s subsidized bread distribution system remains crippled two weeks after cyberattacks targeted major banks, leaving bakers unable to access payments and forcing authorities to reimpose restrictions on bread sales.
The disruption affects the nationwide Nanino electronic payment system, which is connected to Sepah Bank – the institution responsible for processing all wheat-related transactions in Iran.
While bakers can continue to sell bread using Nanino devices, they are unable to withdraw their earnings, according to Mohammad Javad Karami, head of the Flour and Bread Working Group at Iran’s Chamber of Guilds.
“Some bakers are calling to say they don’t have money to pay for flour because their bread sale revenues are blocked,” Karami said.
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