Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:30am on 19 Dec 2023,Tuesday International
Predatory Sparrow, an Israeli-linked hacker group, claimed responsibility for a major cyber-attack on Iranian petrol stations, causing a 70% outage. The group cited its action as a response to perceived aggression by Iran and its proxies. The attack, conducted "in a controlled manner," aimed to avoid harm to emergency services. Iran's civil defense agency is investigating, and while fuel minister Javad Owji stated that 1,650 stations are operational, suspicions persist about external interference. Predatory Sparrow has a history of cyber-attacks on Iranian infrastructure, with ties to Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate suspected.
