Security News > 2021 > October > Iranian gas stations out of service after distribution network hacked
Gas stations from the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company have stopped working today due to a cyberattack that affected the entire distribution network.
The NIOPDC network has more than 3,500 stations across the country and has been supplying oil products for more than 80 years.
Today's attack left some Iranians waiting for hours for the gas stations to open and were left without fuel.
As news spread about the NIOPDC distribution network being under attack, digital billboards in multiple cities in Iran started to show messages reading "Khamenei! Where's our fuel?" and "Free fuel in Jamaran station."
Some local media reports initially said that the gas station disruption was caused by a technical malfunction and later noted that the issue was due to a cyberattack.
According to BBC journalists Shayan Sardarizadeh and Kian Sharifi, the Iranian state television confirned the reports of a cyberattack hitting gas stations and Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace believes the incident is state-sponsored, although it is early to say which country is behind it.