Report: Iran unplugs oil terminal from Internet

[April 23, 2012]  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian semiofficial news agency reports that the country has disconnected its main crude oil terminal from the Internet to avoid being attacked by computer malware.

The Monday report from Mehr says the export terminal in Kharg Island and other oil facilities came under attack from malware and hackers but continued their work as usual. It did not provide further details.

It said the oil ministry and other related agencies were also disconnected from the Internet.

Iran says it is in a technological "soft war" with Israel and the West that includes cyberattacks.

Some 80 percent of Iran's daily 2.2 million barrels of crude export is transferred through Kharg Island, located off its southern coast.

[Associated Press]

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