A software glitch believed to have been caused by a cyberattack has disrupted gas stations across Iran and defaced gas pump screens and gas price billboards.
The incident, which took place earlier this morning, impacted the IT network of NIOPDC, a state-owned gas distribution company that manages more than 3,500 gas stations across Iran.
According to reports in local media and images and videos uploaded on social networks, the cyberattack caused NIOPDC gas stations to show the words “cyebrattack 64411” on their screens earlier in the morning.
The gas pumps could be used to refuel cars, but NIOPDC employees shut down operations after the company realized they couldn’t track and charge customers for the fuel they put in their cars.
