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CYBERATTACK CAUSED THE CONNECTION FAILURE IN IRANIAN OIL PLATFORMS
ARMENPRESS
8 October, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Iran says it has successfully blocked a
cyberattack on the computer network of its offshore drilling platforms
situated in Persian Gulf, reports Armenpress referring to Iranian
ISNA agency information published on October 8.
Armenpress informs that Mohammad Reza Golshani, IT head of Iran's
state offshore oil company, is blaming Israel for the attack.
Iran periodically reports the discovery of viruses and other malicious
programs in government, nuclear, oil and industrial networks, blaming
Israel and the United States. In May, Iran shut down part of its oil
facilities because of another such cyberattack.
Israel has done little to deflect suspicion that it uses viruses
against Iran.
In this case, Golshani said, the attack occurred over the past two
weeks, was routed through China, and affected only the communications
systems of the network. He said the main network was safe since it was
isolated from the Internet, and was back to normal operations. Iran
announced that it had temporarily disconnected its oil ministry and
its main crude export terminal from the Internet after the May attack.
Iran earns up to 80 percent of its foreign revenue from the export of
crude. Iran is odds with the West over its nuclear program. The West
suspects the program is aimed at developing weapons. Tehran denies
the charge, saying its nuclear program is geared toward peaceful
purposes like power generation and cancer treatment.
A computer worm known as Stuxnet briefly brought Iran's uranium
enrichment activity to a halt in 2010.
ARMENPRESS
8 October, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Iran says it has successfully blocked a
cyberattack on the computer network of its offshore drilling platforms
situated in Persian Gulf, reports Armenpress referring to Iranian
ISNA agency information published on October 8.
Armenpress informs that Mohammad Reza Golshani, IT head of Iran's
state offshore oil company, is blaming Israel for the attack.
Iran periodically reports the discovery of viruses and other malicious
programs in government, nuclear, oil and industrial networks, blaming
Israel and the United States. In May, Iran shut down part of its oil
facilities because of another such cyberattack.
Israel has done little to deflect suspicion that it uses viruses
against Iran.
In this case, Golshani said, the attack occurred over the past two
weeks, was routed through China, and affected only the communications
systems of the network. He said the main network was safe since it was
isolated from the Internet, and was back to normal operations. Iran
announced that it had temporarily disconnected its oil ministry and
its main crude export terminal from the Internet after the May attack.
Iran earns up to 80 percent of its foreign revenue from the export of
crude. Iran is odds with the West over its nuclear program. The West
suspects the program is aimed at developing weapons. Tehran denies
the charge, saying its nuclear program is geared toward peaceful
purposes like power generation and cancer treatment.
A computer worm known as Stuxnet briefly brought Iran's uranium
enrichment activity to a halt in 2010.