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Subject:    [ISN] Iran oil ministry denies cyber attack
From:       InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date:       2013-06-24 6:07:57
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1306240607450.2582 () infosecnews ! org
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http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2164035.html

By R. Zamanov
Trend.Az
22 June 2013

Iran Oil Ministry's Director for Information and Communication Technology 
Ahmad Tolayi rejected the reports of a cyber attack on the ministry's 
computer network, the IRNA News Agency reported.

The oil ministry's website is down due to some technical problems with 
optical fibers, Tolayi explained.

He further said that the security of oil ministry's computer network is 
considerably high and any hacking attempt would fail.

Earlier today the Mehr News Agency reported that on Friday noon hackers 
launched an attack on the websites of Iran's oil ministry, the National 
Iranian Oil Company and some other companies affiliated to the oil 
ministry.

The report said that the hackers failed to penetrate into the Iranian Oil 
Ministry's computer network.

According to the officials the hackers failed to leave any impact on the 
data system and gather any vital information, the Mehr News Agency 
reported.

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