{"id":933062,"date":"2021-10-28T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=933062"},"modified":"2021-10-28T14:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:44:30","slug":"iran-blames-cyberattack-for-widespread-disruption-at-gas-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-blames-cyberattack-for-widespread-disruption-at-gas-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Blames Cyberattack for Widespread Disruption at Gas Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-blames-cyberattack-for-widespread-disruption-at-gas-stations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=933062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>The Islamic regime in Iran blamed a massive cyberattack for disrupting Iran\u2019s fuel distribution network on Tuesday, leaving puzzled motorists stranded in long lines as gas stations mysteriously shut down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Ebrahim Raisi called the attack an attempt to make the Iranian people \u201cangry\u201d by \u201ccreating disorder and disruption,\u201d but it claimed failed because his government handled the situation smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>That certainly was not the view of frustrated Iranians trapped in long lines at gas stations while hackers flashed taunting messages at them through pump displays and street signs, as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudaw.net\/english\/middleeast\/iran\/261020211\"><span>AFP<\/span><\/a><span> described the scene:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21\">\n<p><span>Tuesday\u2019s disruption had an unprecedented impact because it blocked the IT system that allows Iranians to fill their tanks for free or at subsidized prices with a digital card issued by authorities.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cI don\u2019t want to talk. I am in a bad mood,\u201d said one motorist, in her thirties, sitting in her car chain-smoking cigarettes and hoping that the fuel pumps would soon be turned back on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On social media, others complained about having to abandon their cars because they couldn\u2019t get petrol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat a pain. At the same time the systems were hacked my car broke down in the road,\u201d one Twitter user, Sabour, tweeted from the city of Yazd.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Fuel pump displays reportedly showed the message \u201cCyber Attack, 64411,\u201d the signature of the alleged hackers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The number 64411 is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/possible-cyberattack-hits-iranian-gas-stations-across-nation\/2021\/10\/26\/5890752c-3647-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html\"><span>associated<\/span><\/a><span> with a hotline at Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s office that answers questions about Islamic law. An alleged cyberattack on Iran\u2019s railroad system in July involved the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Some cybersecurity experts believe the July attack was the work of a hacking group called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.checkpoint.com\/2021\/08\/14\/indra-group-attack-on-iran-highlights-the-threats-to-global-critical-infrastructure\/\"><span>Indra<\/span><\/a><span>, the name of the Hindu god of war. The same group has conducted cyberattacks against the Iran-supported regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to videos posted on social media, attackers were also able to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2021\/10\/26\/Iran-confirms-cyberattack-caused-widespread-disruption-at-gas-stations-State-TV-\"><span>hack<\/span><\/a><span> street signs and cause them to display messages like \u201cKhamenei, where is our gasoline?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iranians are very sensitive to the price of gasoline, which is heavily subsidized by the regime and sold to consumers at remarkably low prices \u2013 the equivalent of less than 41 cents a gallon for most drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuesday\u2019s alleged cyberattack may have been linked to the upcoming anniversary of the November<\/span> <span>2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/01\/world\/middleeast\/iran-protests-deaths.html\"><span>fuel riots<\/span><\/a><span>, a protest that broke out when subsidies were reduced, and retail gas prices surged by 50 percent or more. The Iranian regime responded with a brutal crackdown that killed hundreds of people, many of them unemployed young men.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12215217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2db5d8_protests-began-on-15-surprise-hike-in-fuel-prices-un-experts-slam-reported.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12215217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2db5d8_protests-began-on-15-surprise-hike-in-fuel-prices-un-experts-slam-reported.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shops that were destroyed during demonstrations against petrol price hikes are pictured on November 20, 2019, in Shahriar, west of Tehran. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/10\/26\/cyberattack-affects-petrol-stations-across-iran\"><span>Al Jazeera News<\/span><\/a><span> noted that when some gas stations reopened after the cyberattack, they were unable to process the \u201csmart fuel cards\u201d normally used for gasoline purchases, so they sold gas for roughly double the normal price until the system was completely restored.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>It may also be relevant that Tuesday was the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Mohammad-Reza-Shah-Pahlavi\"><span>birthday<\/span><\/a><span> of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran. Pahlavi fled the country after the Islamic Revolution overthrew his government in 1979 and died of cancer in Egypt a year later. Iranians opposed to their brutal theocracy often profess <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzz.ch\/english\/nostalgia-for-the-shahs-era-is-spreading-in-iran-ld.1650394\"><span>nostalgia<\/span><\/a><span> for the shah and denounce the Islamic Revolution as a terrible mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iranian state media relayed confirmation from the Supreme National Security Council that a cyberattack against the \u201cpetrol distribution computer system\u201d took place and said the incident was still under investigation but offered few other details. Iran\u2019s Fars news agency asserted the cyberattack was the work of \u201ccounter-revolutionary media\u201d exploiting the anniversary of the fuel riots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iranian Supreme Council of Cyberspace secretary Hassan Firouzabadi claimed the cyberattack was \u201cprobably\u201d sponsored by a foreign power. He said it was \u201ctoo early\u201d to name the sponsor. Iran usually blames cyberattacks on Israel and\/or the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the other hand, former deputy telecom minister Amir Nazemy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/technology\/iran-cyber-attack-meant-to-create-disorder-say-president-\/6282344\/\"><span>noted<\/span><\/a><span> in a social media post that the gas station system is \u201can exclusive network, and this sort of communications were not on the Internet,\u201d implying that the attack could have been an inside job conducted with the assistance of Iranians who have access to the sealed system.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18465466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/10\/wi\/ap\/26\/iran-worker-leans-gasoline-pump-at-gas-station-tehran-iran-tuesday-oct-26-e1635371090152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18465466 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-worker-leans-gasoline-pump-at-gas-station-tehran-iran-tuesday-oct-26-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker leans against a gasoline pump that has been turned off, at a gas station in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2021. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>President Raisi gave an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2021\/10\/27\/2596981\/cyberattack-on-iran-gas-stations-aimed-at-infuriating-people-president\"><span>angry speech<\/span><\/a><span> to his cabinet on Wednesday, in which he claimed the attack was deftly handled by his government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNot only were the officials not confused after the cyberattack, but they handled the situation immediately, and people also demonstrated their alertness in confrontation with this problem and vigilantly prevented anybody from misuse and opportunism,\u201d Raisi said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere should be serious readiness in the field of cyberwar and related bodies should not allow the enemy to follow their ominous aims to make problems in trend of people\u2019s life,\u201d he urged.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic regime in Iran blamed a massive cyberattack for disrupting Iran\u2019s fuel distribution network on Tuesday, leaving puzzled motorists stranded in long lines as gas stations mysteriously shut down. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}