In conjunction with the attack on Saudi oil company Aramco, Handala Group has announced a large-scale cyber attack targeting Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC), the main supplier of natural gas in the UAE.
The dwarf group used advanced ransomware, saying the group had encrypted and destroyed the organization’s digital infrastructure in “moments.”
And I seized 1.3 TB of the sensitive data, including:
- Financial and legal statements: international oil and gas contracts, budgets, and confidential reports.
-Infrastructure data: Technical details about the production and distribution of power in the area.
-Employee Information: Personal records and identity statements for foundation employees.
-Projects data: engineering details and blueprints for current and future projects.
Unlike the Aramco attack, these operations aim to disrupt administrative systems (IT) more than gas extraction operating systems (OT), forcing the organization to suspend some digital systems.
This work is considered one of the largest digital breakthroughs faced by the energy sector in the United Arab Emirates in terms of the volume of reported data.
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Posted: REHAN
Today / 13:44