Security News > 2020 > July > Cyberattacks Possibly Involved in Explosions at Iranian Nuclear, Military Facilities
Recent fires and explosions at important Iranian facilities may have been caused deliberately as part of an operation that involved cyberattacks, according to reports.
There have been several incidents at major Iranian industrial facilities in recent weeks, including a fire at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site and an explosion at the Parchin military complex near Tehran, which is believed to be involved in the production of missiles.
Natanz, one of Iran's primary nuclear facilities, was targeted a decade ago with the Stuxnet malware as part of a campaign supposedly conducted by the United States and Israel.
Iran's Mizan news agency cited an Iranian military leader saying that the country would "Respond" if a cyberattack was involved.
An apparent Iranian dissident group calling itself "Cheetahs of the Homeland" has taken credit for the attack on the facility at Natanz, but it did not provide additional details.