Iranian media have confirmed a major cyberattack on Bank Sepah, one of the country’s largest state-owned banks, causing widespread service disruptions and raising concerns over potential national infrastructure impacts.
According to citizen reports and messages received by Iran International, access to Bank Sepah’s online services has been completely cut off, with customers unable to access their accounts.
The hacker group Gonjeshke Darande has claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the group said it had destroyed the bank’s infrastructure, declaring: “We conducted cyberattacks which destroyed the data of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Bank Sepah.”
As a result of the breach, cards issued by Bank Sepah and its affiliated financial institutions, including Ansar and Kosar banks, have reportedly stopped functioning and are currently unusable.
Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed the cyberattack and acknowledged significant disruptions to the bank’s operations. It also warned that the attack could impact fuel station payment systems, as Bank Sepah plays a key role in processing transactions at petrol stations across the country.
Further details about the extent of the data loss or recovery plans have not yet been released by Iranian officials.
