Iranian Oil Terminal offline after malware attack

Event Year: 2012 Reliability: Confirmed
Country: Iran
Industry Type: 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.