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26 October 2021 a cyberattack disrupted Iranian fuel smart electronic card subsidized pricing distribution system, and roads billboards. Government announced that people had to buy gas without their ration card. According to Supreme Council of Cyberspace the attackers were similar to the attack on Iranian rail road transit system in July.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press|first=The Associated|date=2021-10-27|title=A cyberattack paralyzed every gas station in Iran|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049566231/irans-president-says-cyberattack-was-meant-to-create-disorder-at-gas-pumps|access-date=2021-10-28|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070027/https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049566231/irans-president-says-cyberattack-was-meant-to-create-disorder-at-gas-pumps|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-26|title=حمله سایبری به جایگاه‌های سوخت سراسر ایران؛ پیام «خامنه‌ای بنزین ما کو؟» بر بیلبوردها|url=https://farsi.alarabiya.net/iran/2021/10/26/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=2021-10-28|website=العربیه فارسی|language=fa|archive-date=2021-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026125751/https://farsi.alarabiya.net/iran/2021/10/26/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86|url-status=live}}</ref> Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi responded with a meeting and said  "''this cyberattack is neither the first time nor will it be the last'' ."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran president says cyberattack not the first, won’t be last - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/iran-president-says-cyberattack-not-first-wont-be-last|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.al-monitor.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070007/https://piwik.al-monitor.com/matomo.php?action_name=Iran%20president%20says%20cyberattack%20not%20the%20first%2C%20won%E2%80%99t%20be%20last%20-%20Al-Monitor%3A%20The%20Pulse%20of%20the%20Middle%20East&idsite=1&rec=1&r=329619&h=7&m=0&s=7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al-monitor.com%2Foriginals%2F2021%2F10%2Firan-president-says-cyberattack-not-first-wont-be-last&_id=2e5c0717f37d1314&_idn=1&_refts=0&send_image=0&pdf=1&qt=0&realp=0&wma=0&fla=0&java=0&ag=0&cookie=1&res=1600x1000&pv_id=reJawD&pf_net=136&pf_srv=78&pf_tfr=28&pf_dm1=820|url-status=live}}</ref>

Network infrastructure is a semi isolated system not connected to the Internet rather National Internet (National Information Network).<ref>{{Cite web|last=پور|first=مصطفـی معـصوم|date=2021-10-26|title=سامانه هوشمند سوخت به اینترنت وصل نیست؛ آیا خرابکاری منشا داخلی دارد؟|url=https://gadgetnews.net/552583/fuel-system-is-not-connected-to-the-internet/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=گجت نیوز|language=fa-IR|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027091812/https://gadgetnews.net/552583/fuel-system-is-not-connected-to-the-internet/|url-status=live}}</ref>

August 2021 footage of Iranian prisons were leaked and CCTV and IP cams were hacked.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Leaked footage shows inmates abused at Iran’s Evin Prison, prompting rare official apology|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-evin-footage-prison-apology/2021/08/24/a36182b4-04db-11ec-b3c4-c462b1edcfc8_story.html|access-date=2021-10-28|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=2021-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824192944/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-evin-footage-prison-apology/2021/08/24/a36182b4-04db-11ec-b3c4-c462b1edcfc8_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Scale ==
Nationwide all 4300 gas stations were unable to process payments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=در حمله سایبری همه ۴۳۰۰ پمپ بنزین در ایران «دچار اختلال شدند»|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-cyber-attack-gas-station/31531238.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=رادیو فردا|language=fa|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027054033/https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-cyber-attack-gas-station/31531238.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran says sweeping cyberattack took down gas stations across country|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cyberattack-blamed-iran-gas-stations-hit-major-disruptions-rcna3806|access-date=2021-10-28|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028031303/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cyberattack-blamed-iran-gas-stations-hit-major-disruptions-rcna3806|url-status=live}}</ref>

The attack caused disorder leaving motorists stranded in long queues.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Officials say cyberattack crippled gas stations across Iran|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-cyberattack-fuel-gas-khamenei/2021/10/26/72374fca-3659-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html|access-date=2021-10-28|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=2021-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026235926/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-cyberattack-fuel-gas-khamenei/2021/10/26/72374fca-3659-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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