This Monday, a group linked to Israel took responsibility for the cyberattack that paralyzed most of Iran’s service stations: this Monday, 70% of Iranian fuel pumps were inoperative.
Authorities in Tehran raised the possibility that this problem was due to an act of “sabotage”, which has now been confirmed.
The group known as “Gonjeshke Darande” claimed to have disabled “most of the gasoline pumps throughout Iran.”
The hackers, previously associated with Israeli interests, claimed to have managed to disrupt fuel distribution in Iran in a text in Persian and English, revealing that the attack occurred in response to Iranian aggression, through its allies, in the vicinity of the Hebrew State.
“[Ali] Khamenei [líder supremo do Irão]”Playing with fire comes at a price,” the group warned. “This is just a sample of what awaits you.”
Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, which began on October 7, when the Islamist group attacked, by surprise and with unprecedented force, Israeli territory, killing 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and wounding more than 200 hostages, Iranians Israel-backed groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, have stepped up attacks against Israel.
In a second statement published on Telegram, the Gonjeshke Darande group stressed: “As in our previous operations, this cyberattack was carried out in a controlled manner and measures were taken to limit possible damage to emergency services.”
“We sent warnings to emergency services across the country before the operation began and ensured that a portion of service stations across the country remained unscathed for the same reason, despite our access and ability to completely interrupt its operation,” it reads.
In Iran, motorists can obtain a digital card issued by the authorities, which allows them to benefit from a monthly subsidized gasoline quota.
Citing anonymous sources, the television station referred to the “possibility of sabotage” in the country’s fuel distribution system, without further explanation.
Service stations turned off the system and fuel was “filled” without using cards.
In October 2021, a cyber attack caused a week-long blackout at gas stations.
The unprecedented magnitude of the cyberattack provoked a reaction from the highest Iranian authorities and caused traffic jams on Tehran’s main roads and long queues at gas stations.
Iran, whose economy has been hit by severe international sanctions, has the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves.
Source: TSF
