Google reported a massive virtual attack on Iran

Google reported Wednesday orchestrated attacks to steal passwords of tens of thousands of Iranians who are willing to vote for president. "Whites and the chosen time suggest that these attacks are politically motivated presidential linked to Iran on Friday , "the Internet giant's vice president, Eric Grosse, on his blog. "These campaigns, which are carried out from Iran, have greatly increased the volume of password-stealing activities in this region," he added. While Google is not directly blamed Iran for the attack state, said that the firm "has a policy alert cyber attacks undertaken by governments or other suspicious activity, and try to reject ". "Especially if you are Iranian, we recommend taking additional measures to protect your account , "he said. The Iranian presidential election begins Friday at 0330 GMT and are eligible to vote 50.5 million people. Amnesty International  (AI) noted that, in recent days,  the government of  Iran  made ​​arbitrary arrests and committed  human rights abuses  directed against journalists, political activists, trade unionists, students and advocates for the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in the country. According to the document  Iran: Repression of dissent intensifies in run-up to presidential elections , conducted by the organization,  "the escalation of repression is a shameful attempt by the authorities to silence critical voices" within days of the election presidential. "The recent increase in the abuse serves to underline the constant clear breach of human rights standards by Iran through the persecution of political dissidents  and reveals the conspicuous absence of a meaningful discourse on human rights in the campaign election.