Major German fuel storage provider hit with cyberattack, working under limited operations
A cyberattack struck major German oil storage company Oiltanking GmbH Group on Sunday, the company confirmed to CyberScoop in a statement. The cyberattack affected the IT systems of Oiltanking as well as the mineral oil trade company Mabanaft, German news outlet Handelsblatt first reported. Both companies belong to the Hamburg-based Marquard & Bahls group, one of the world’s largest energy supply companies. The attack shut down the oil tank company’s IT systems, according to a statement by the company’s head of corporate communications, Claudia Wagner. Oiltanking’s German subsidiary which operates all terminals in Germany is operating at limited capacity. Oiltanking’s global operations were not affected. “We are working to solve this issue according to our contingency plans, as well as to understand the full scope of the incident,” Wagner wrote to CyberScoop in an email. “We are undertaking a thorough investigation, together with external specialists and are collaborating closely with […]
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