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2nd Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Producer Knocked Offline In Malware Attack

Posted by samzenpus on from the raise-shields dept.

chicksdaddy writes "Securityledger reports that, days after Saudi Aramco said it had cleansed its network of a malware infection, Qatari firm RasGas, the world's second largest producer of liquefied natural gas, has been knocked offline in a similar attack. RasGas's corporate web site was offline late Thursday and a RasGas spokesman, speaking to the website arabianoilandgas.com acknowledged that 'an unknown virus has affected' the company's office systems since Monday, August 27. The company has notified its suppliers by fax that the company is 'experiencing technical issues with its office computer systems,' ArabianOilandGas.com reported. However, a company spokesperson said that the company's LNG production and distribution operations were unaffected."

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  1. Leveling the field by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Once cyberattacks got "legalized" by governments using Stuxnet, it became ok to launch them if you feel that you have a reason. And you don't need millons of dollars and an army to launch cyberattacks, even by competing firms, hacker groups (including the "for hire" ones) and individuals could do so.

    1. Re:Leveling the field by cpu6502 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I think he meant *U.S. sanctioned attacks*. When Egypt was rounding-up and tossing people in jail w/o trial, they pointed to the U.S. and said, "The Americans do it, so it must be okay." Now other powers like Iran, Israel, Turkey, etc are saying the same thing about cyberattacks: "The Americans did it so it must be okay."

      America sets the example of how a human rights-protecting Republic should act, and lately we've been setting a very bad example by Not respecting basic individual rights.

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  2. Blackboard time. by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I will not connect industrial control systems to the internet.
    I will not connect industrial control systems to the internet.
    I will not connect industrial control systems to the internet.
    ...

    Okay. Good. Now, onto the next set... I will not allow anyone to connect outside storage devices to any networked system.
    I will not allow anyone to connect outside storage devices to any networked system.
    I will not allow anyone to connect outside storage devices to any networked system.
    ...

    Sigh. How effing hard is it to understand the concept of an "air gap"? Air -- something that doesn't conduct electricity or data. Gap -- a space between two other things. Jeez.

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  3. *facepalm* by Kabuthunk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Enough with the oversensationalized titles.

    No. No, Rasgas was not knocked offline. Rasgas's WEBSITE was knocked offline. Their facilities or production were not affected even slightly.

    Who the fuck even goes to corporate webpages anyway?!?

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