'Cyber attack on Iran Oil Ministry traced to US'
IRAN: The head of Iran's cyber police says the perpetrators behind
the recent cyber attack on the Iranian Oil Ministry have been traced to
the US. Kamal Hadianfar told reporters on Saturday that two suspicious
American IP addresses were identified in the cyber attack.
He said that the issue has been pursued by the Iranian Foreign
Ministry and Interpol, adding that the US needs to disclose the identity
of the hackers to Iran.
He said that the cyber attack on the Oil Ministry was successfully
neutralized.
On Monday, April 23, the Iranian Oil Ministry spokesman said a cyber
attack targeted the ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company,
adding, however, that it had failed to damage any key data.
"The cyber attack has not damaged the main data of the Oil Ministry
and the National Iranian Oil Company since public servers are separate
from the main ones; they have different [network] wirings and are not
connected to the Internet," Ali-Reza Nikzad said.
Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Hamdollah Mohammadnejad said later that
the attack was "in the form of a virus that aimed to steal and damage
data", adding that "those who designed the malware "pursued certain
objectives."
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