World | Iran Iran: We Stopped Hack on Oil Rigs Cyberattack blamed on Israel By Matt Cantor Posted Oct 8, 2012 7:13 AM CDT Copied Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits Iran's first offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea, Iran, Thursday, July 23, 2009. (AP Photo/SHANA,Hamed Nouri) Iranian oil platforms' communication networks have been hit with an attempted cyberattack—but the country's tech experts have managed to deflect it, says an official. "This attack was planned by the regime occupying Jerusalem"—not-so-subtle code for Israel—"and a few other countries," says the Iranian Offshore Oil Company's information technology head. But "telephone operations on the platforms and in the areas of Iran's oil and gas operations in the Persian Gulf are normal and have no problems," he adds. The country has strengthened its cyber security since it was hit with the Stuxnet worm, Reuters notes; last week, however, an official said Internet nationwide had been affected by another cyberattack. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error