Secret documents linked to the IRGC have emerged
Dear readers it has come to our attention that secret documents linked to the IRGC have emerged allegedly from Iran that reveal a secret investigation and research by a group linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard called Shahid Kaveh
The secret files obtained by English news agency sky news include information on satellite communication devices used by global shipping industry as well as computer based system that control light, heating and ventilation that are controlled by the internet
The documents seem to show interest of companies and activities in western countries including United Kingdom France and USA
According to sky news agency this research could be used to sink many cargo ships or blow up fuel pump at petrol station
A security source with knowledge of the report which is 57 pages of 5 reports said he believed the work is evidence of effort by Iran to collect intelligence of civilian infrastructure that could be used to identify targets for future cyber attacks
The source who did not want to reveal his true identity said Iran was creating a target bank to be used whenever they see fit
An image of the leaked files seem to show a report from intelligence team 13
Ballast water
One report looks at remotely controlled filtration and ballast water on cargo ships, the image shows the ship that is steady in water and the other shows the ship off balance. the report states that command can be sent remotely to ship from satellite link that can cause significant and irreparable damage to vessel
Fuel pumps
Another report into system called automatic tank gauge tracks flow of fuel at a petrol station. the report mentioned franklin fueling systems from the USA that support many customers in Middle East, Europe, Africa, America with software that can cut off fuel supply or change its temperature, explosion of these fueling pumps is possible if these systems are hacked and controlled remotely
Maritime Communication
Another report looked at satellite communication used at sea and states that google dork internet searches and Chinese search engine Fofa were used to identify Seagull 5000i and Sealink CIR users in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Israel and other countries. An expert from cyber security firm FireEye believes the percentage shown on the document could mean devices whose log-in screens are accessible
Many countries have cyber weapons but the work is secret so it is unusual to see that secret documents linked to the IRGC have emerged, sky news agency have not said were they get these documents from and our government has not confirmed
The sky news agency report can be found here http://The increasing problem of hacking in Iran