Hackers target Iran state TV’s transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered anti-government demonstrations reached at least 3,919 people killed, activists said.

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country’s exiled crown prince, and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people”, online video revealed.

The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered anti-government demonstrations reached at least 3,919 people killed, activists said.