Iranian gas station was attacked by Israeli hackers. The silent cyber war has begun!
2023-12-19 11:14:02
Financial Associated Press, December 19 (Editor Malan) On Monday, most gas stations in Iran were paralyzed due to external attacks. Services were still not fully restored late Monday, according to Iranian state media.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Monday that the cyber attack caused the failure of nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations. According to the National Petroleum Products Distribution Company of Iran, the oil pumps were offline due to technical problems caused by hostile groups, but it did not identify the suspects.
Subsequently, a hacker group named Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for the attack on X. Gonjeshke Darande means predator sparrow in Persian. The organization has carried out sabotage operations against Iranian infrastructure and a steel plant in 2021 and is widely believed to have Israeli background.
In its statement, the Predator Sparrow organization shouted to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: This attack is a response to the aggression of Iran and its regional proxy (Hamas), and there is a price to pay for playing with fire.
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The Predator Sparrow organization also stated in the statement that, similar to previous operations, this attack on gas stations was also carried out in a controlled manner. They provided advance warning to the Iranian emergency services and assured that some gas stations can still operate normally. run to limit damage to emergency services.
Reza Navar, spokesman for the Iranian Gas Station Association, said there is no shortage of fuel supply, but she hopes drivers will not go to gas stations now as experts are solving software problems with the fuel system.
Israeli officials declined to comment on the hacker attack. But Israel’s cyber department said on Monday that Iran and Hezbollah launched a cyberattack on a hospital in northern Israel about three weeks ago. Although the attack was ultimately foiled, confidential hospital information was still leaked.
Gil Messing, chief of staff at US-Israeli cybersecurity firm Checkpoint Software, revealed that the Predator Sparrow cyberattack demonstrated Israel’s capabilities.
A cybersecurity investigator from another well-known international company believes that Iran and Israel are engaged in a full-scale cyber war, but they are just hiding underground. The sophistication of the attack suggests state power behind it.
He pointed out that the IT systems of Iranian gas stations are ten years old and therefore vulnerable to hackers. But hackers from both sides also compete on other, more important government and military infrastructure. He said that even if the situation between Iran and Israel has not yet reached a boiling point, the situation is bound to become more tense.
Sources who previously worked in the Foreign Office also warned that this may be a message from Israel. In light of the actions of Iran and its members of the resistance axis, Israel feels it is necessary to respond, presumably by saying that it has the ability to put out the lights in Tehran and that if Iran continues to escalate, Israel will take even more destructive actions.
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