An obvious cyberattack affected gasoline stations throughout Iran immediately.
The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s power fee, Fereidoon Hassanvand, mentioned there was a “targeted operation” towards gasoline stations starting at midday native time. The cyberattack particularly affected the federal government’s system for regulating gasoline subsidies. Hassanvand mentioned that the issue was corrected at many gasoline stations later within the day, the semi-official Tasnim Information Company reported.
Iran has attributed comparable incidents prior to now to Israel and america. In April, Iran mentioned that Israel was behind an explosion on the Natanz nuclear facility. In 2019, america reportedly launched a cyberattack on Iran’s missile system. Iran has additionally conducted cyberattacks towards Israel.
The incident got here at a tense occasions for Iran’s relations with the West. Oblique talks between america and Iran on the nuclear deal have been stalled for months, regardless of current European efforts to revive them. A US army outpost in Syria was additionally attacked by a drone final week. It’s unclear who was behind the assault.
