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Катар RasGas Поддерживает Компьютерные Вирусные Атаки

Qatar’s RasGas, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers, has been hit with an “unknown virus” that has affected the company’s information systems, JPT Online learned.

Катар RasGas Поддерживает Компьютерные Вирусные Атаки

Qatar’s RasGas, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers, has been hit with an “unknown virus” that has affected the company’s information systems, JPT Online learned.

A RasGas spokesman confirmed that “an unknown virus has affected its office systems” since Monday.

“Our Information Technology (IT) confirms the company’s systems have been affected by an unknown virus,” he said. “Operational systems onsite and offshore are secure,” he said.

It remains unclear when the company’s IT, administration, and web services will return to normal.

“This does not affect nor impact our production at the Ras Laffan Industrial City plant of scheduled cargos,” the spokesman said. “We are working with ICT Qatar to resolve the situation as soon as possible.”

The virus attack is the second on an oil and gas company in less than 2 weeks, following the virus attacks that targeted Saudi Aramco on 15 August. RasGas said in an official statement that it has restored its network, and sources close to the company told JPT Online that the problem remains. Employees were told to use their personal email address, and to use other sources to connect to the Internet.

Emails sent to verify addresses at RasGas and Saudi Aramco bounced back with a permanent delivery failure error message.

The Saudi Arabian newspaper AlSharq said that Saudi Aramco uses inexpensive antivirus software, but now, it has allocated USD 30 million to protect the corporation’s network.

Antivirus software developers, such as Kaspersky Lab, said that they do not have enough information to comment on the recent cyber attacks.


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