Aramco Says Virus Attacks Network, Oil Output Unaffected
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Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest crude exporter, is continuing to pump oil as usual after its computer network was attacked by a virus.
The parts of the network linked to oil production weren’t affected and its systems will resume full operations soon, the producer known as Saudi Aramco said in a statement, without being more specific. The virus entered the network through personal computers, according to the statement.