Halliburton ransomware attack disrupts systems and steals data
US energy services company Halliburton was hit by a cyber-attack in August 2024 that disrupted its IT systems and business operations. The company took some systems offline, and in September it confirmed that data had been stolen and said it was investigating the scope of the leak. The attack was linked to RansomHub, and related costs and losses were later disclosed at about $35 million.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Halliburton
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption of IT systems and operations, data theft, and related costs and losses of about $35 million
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack linked to RansomHub
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A cyber-attack on Halliburton came to light.
- Halliburton confirmed it had taken some systems offline due to the cyber-attack.
- A link between the attack and the RansomHub ransomware group was raised.
- Halliburton confirmed that data had been stolen and said it was investigating the scope of the leak.
- Costs related to the August cyber-attack were disclosed at about $35 million.
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Other incidents at Halliburton
Halliburton cyber-attack costs $35 million
Impact: Costs of $35 million
Halliburton was hit by a cyber-attack. The attack came to light in August 2024, and in November the costs incurred from the attack were tallied at $35 million.
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