The Head of Civil Defense Organization of Iran, Gholam Reza Jalali, accused the United States and Israel of the cyberattack that disrupted the fuel distribution system at Iran’s gas stations on October 26, according to the IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency.
According to the report, Jalali said the attack targeted “the middleware” in the fuel delivery systems. He defined the type of attack as “very complicated and difficult to fend off.”
“Serious infrastructural cyber warfare has started. We should take it seriously and rectify our areas of weakness,” Jalali added.
Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that a cyberattack which paralyzed every gas station across the country was designed to get "people angry by creating disorder and disruption.”
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack that began Tuesday.
Associated Press journalists saw long lines at multiple gas stations in Tehran. One station had a line of 90 cars waiting for fuel. Those buying ended up having to pay at higher, unsubsidized prices.
