Ransomware attack on Romanian pipeline operator Conpet
Romanian pipeline operator Conpet came under cyber-attack, and the attacking group Qilin claimed to have stolen 1TB of data. An infostealer malware infection was identified as the foothold for the ransomware attack. Pipeline transport operations remained safe.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Conpet
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed theft of 1TB of data; transport operations remained safe
- Cause / method
- Qilin ransomware attack using an infostealer malware infection as a foothold
- Location
- Romania
Timeline
- Conpet confirmed a cyber-attack, and Qilin claimed to have stolen 1TB of data.
- An infostealer malware infection was identified as the path that led to Qilin's ransomware attack.
- It was reported that pipeline transport operations remained safe despite the cyber-attack.
5 related reports
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- Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack
- Romanian Oil Pipeline Operator Hit by Cyberattack, Transport Operations Secure
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