Cyberattack
Fuel Retail Station
Iranian fuel stations — Predatory Sparrow disruption
18 December 2023
Iran (national; country-level marker)
Map
32.4300, 53.6900
What happened
A cyberattack disrupted payment and fuel-management services at about 70% of Iran's filling stations. Oil Minister Javad Owji confirmed the cyberattack, while the group calling itself Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility and said it deliberately left some stations unaffected. Many stations switched to manual operation. Iran's petrol-station association said there was no underlying fuel-supply shortage. The event occurred on 18 December 2023, not April 2024, and is distinct from the nationwide Iranian fuel-card attack of October 2021.
When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Fuel Retail Station
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- Latitude
- 32.4300°
- Longitude
- 53.6900°
Attribution
Claimed by Gonjeshke Darande (Predatory Sparrow), widely described as Israel-linked
Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility. Neither Israel nor another government publicly acknowledged directing the operation in the cited reporting.