Security News > 2021 > October > Cyber Attack in Iran Reportedly Cripples Gas Stations Across the Country

A cyber attack in Iran left petrol stations across the country crippled, disrupting fuel sales and defacing electronic billboards to display messages challenging the regime's ability to distribute gasoline.

Other signs read, "Free gas in Jamaran gas station," with gas pumps showing the words "Cyberattack 64411" when attempting to purchase fuel, semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency news agency reported.

Abolhassan Firouzabadi, the head of Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council, said the attacks were "Probably" state-sponsored but added it was too early to determine which country carried out the intrusions.

Although no country or group has so far claimed responsibility for the incident, the attacks mark the second time digital billboards have been altered to display similar messaging.

The attacks involved the use of a never-before-seen reusable data-wiping malware called "Meteor."

Cybersecurity firm Check Point later attributed the train attack to a "Regime opposition" threat actor that self-identifies as "Indra" - referring to the Hindu god of lightning, thunder, and war - and is believed to have ties to hacktivist and other cybercriminal groups, in addition to linking the malware to prior attacks targeting Syrian petroleum companies in early 2020.

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