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Iranian Oil Terminal offline after malware attack

Event Year
2012
Reliability
Confirmed
Country
Iran
Industry
Petroleum

Description

Iran has been forced to disconnect key oil facilities after suffering a malware attack. The computer virus is believed to have hit the internal computer systems at Iran’s oil ministry and its national oil company. Equipment on the Kharg island and at other Iranian oil plants has been disconnected from the net as a precaution.

Impact

Equipment on the Kharg island and at other Iranian oil plants has been disconnected from the net as a precaution after suffering a malware attack.