"Where Is Our Gasoline?": Cyberattack Causes Widespread Disruption In Iran
NDTV
Iran's oil ministry said only sales with smart cards used for cheaper rationed gasoline were disrupted and clients could still buy fuel at higher rates.
Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults, which it has blamed in the past on its arch-foes United States and Israel. The United States and other Western powers meanwhile have accused Iran of trying to disrupt and break into their networks.
"The disruption at the refuelling system of gas stations ... in the past few hours, was caused by a cyberattack," state broadcaster IRIB said. "Technical experts are fixing the problem and soon the refuelling process...will return to normal."
The oil ministry said only sales with smart cards used for cheaper rationed gasoline were disrupted and clients could still buy fuel at higher rates, the ministry's news agency SHANA reported.
"This attack was probably carried out by a foreign country. It is too early to announce by which country and in which way it was done," Abolhassan Firouzabadi, secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace, told state TV.
