Iran
IRN
Cyberattack disables Iran nationwide subsidized-fuel station transactions
On October 26, 2021, malicious activity disrupted Iran’s centralized fuel-card and distribution infrastructure, preventing or restricting subsidized fuel sales at thousands of petrol stations and causing extensive queues. Some stations resumed fuel sales through alternative pricing as the card system was restored progressively.
90
Estimated severity
90 / 100
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Source reliability
91 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-10-26
Targeted Company
NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Iran
Affected countries
Iran
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Energy & UtilitiesRetail
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologySales
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
iranprimer.usip.orghttps://iranprimer.usip.org/index.php/blog/2021/nov/02/israel-iran-cyber-war-gas-station-attackbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-gas-stations-out-of-service-after-distribution-network-hacked/washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-cyberattack-fuel-gas-khamenei/2021/10/26/72374fca-3659-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html