Cybersecurity
Rosneft Keeps Oil Flowing as Hackers Target Russia, Ukraine
- Company switches to backup system to maintain operations
- Virus has locked computers at energy, transport firms, banks
Massive Cyberattack Hits Companies in Europe and Russia
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Rosneft PJSC said oil output was uninterrupted after the servers of Russia’s largest crude producer were infected by a virus that targeted companies across the country and neighboring Ukraine.
“The hacker attack could have led to serious consequences, but due to the fact that the company switched to a backup system for managing production processes, neither production nor preparation of oil was stopped,” Rosneft said Tuesday in a statement. The company also tweeted that it has asked law-enforcement agencies to investigate.