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Hackers hit the IT infrastructure of an Italian oil and gas company with a new version of a destructive malware program called Shamoon. Shamoon, also known as Disttrack, was first used in 2012 in attacks against Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s nati… Continue reading Destructive Shamoon Malware Hits Italian Oil and Gas Firm
Researchers are trying to make sense of an apparent reprisal of Shamoon, a piece of malware known for high profile attacks targeting oil and gas computer systems. Saipem, an Italian oil services company, confirmed Wednesday it was infected with a variant of the notorious virus, resulting in an outage. The attack shut down more than 300 of the company’s servers and 100 computers, Reuters reported, and Saipem says it’s working to restore operations affected by the attack from backups. Shamoon is best known for an attack in 2012 on Saudi Arabia-owned oil company Saudi Aramco, which experts have described as one of the most destructive cyberattacks in history. Saudi Aramco is Saipem’s largest customer, according to Reuters. Researchers have blamed Iranian hackers for the 2012 attack on Aramco. “The attack led to the cancellation of data and infrastructures, typical effects of malware,” the company said in a statement. “The restoration activities, in a gradual and […]
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Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem has announced that it identified a digital attack against some of its servers. On 10 December, Saipem published a statement on its website in which it revealed the attack and said it was in the process of … Continue reading Saipem Identified a Digital Attack against Some of Its Servers