Iranian Oil Terminal 'Offline' After 'Malware Attack' -- BBC
Iran has been forced to disconnect key oil facilities after suffering a malware attack on Sunday, say reports.
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.
Oil production had not been affected by the attack, said the Mehr news agency.
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Update #1: Suspected cyber attack hits Iran oil industry -- Reuters
Update #2: Iran Computer Worm Targets Oil Ministry, State Companies -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Update #3: Iranian oil industry hit by cyber attack - report -- Arabian Business
My Comment: It is not the first time, but appears that Iran's critical industries are being targeted for cyber disruptions. It will also not surprise me if other oil exporting nations are now reviewing their computer-infrastructure security.






