Iranian media report widespread disruption to credit card payment services following a second cyberattack on the country’s banking system in two weeks. Informatics Services Corporation, which provides core IT infrastructure to Iranian banks, confirmed that a cyberattack is causing extensive disruptions across multiple banks.
In response, the company temporarily suspended all card-based services — ATMs, point-of-sale terminals, and banking apps. Local media report long queues and congestion at gas stations and other businesses reliant on card payments.
This is a separate, distinct attack from the one reported roughly two weeks earlier — not a continuation of the same incident.
Why it matters: Two distinct attacks on the same national banking infrastructure within two weeks point to either a persistent adversary or a systemic weakness that the first incident didn't fully address. If you depend on a shared infrastructure/IT provider across multiple institutions, make sure incident response and containment don't stop at 'patched the first attack' — verify the underlying access path is actually closed.