Iran’s major steel company Khuzestan Steel Co. was targeted in a cyberattack by anonymous hacking group that forced it to halt production.
However,the company survived the cyberattack and prevent structural damage to production lines that would impact supply chains and customers.
The hackers also targeted two other steel plant companies in Iran.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/khouzestan-steel-company-ksc-
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"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Steel Production',
'location': 'Iran',
'name': 'Khuzestan Steel Co.',
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'description': 'Iran’s major steel company Khuzestan Steel Co. was targeted '
'in a cyberattack by anonymous hacking group that forced it to '
'halt production. However, the company survived the '
'cyberattack and prevent structural damage to production lines '
'that would impact supply chains and customers. The hackers '
'also targeted two other steel plant companies in Iran.',
'impact': {'downtime': ['Production halted'],
'operational_impact': ['Production halted',
'Potential supply chain disruption'],
'systems_affected': ['Production lines']},
'threat_actor': 'Anonymous hacking group',
'title': 'Cyberattack on Khuzestan Steel Co.',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}