Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA suffers cyberattack
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Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA reported a cyberattack on Dec. 15, claiming operations were unaffected, but sources indicate systems are down and deliveries suspended. The company blamed the U.S., while a source described it as a ransomware attack affecting administrative systems, with recovery ongoing.
Source: Reuters
Venezuela's state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. has been subject to a cyberattack, it said on Dec. 15, adding its operations were unaffected, even though four sources said systems remained down and oil cargo deliveries were suspended. PDVSA and the oil ministry blamed the U.S. for the cyberattack, saying it was carried out by "foreign interests in complicity with domestic entities who are seeking to destroy the country's right to sovereign energy development." However, a PDVSA source said the company had detected a ransomware attack days ago, and the antivirus software it used to try to fix the problem affected its entire administrative system. PDVSA provided no further details, although the company said it had recovered from the attack. Sources said the effects were ongoing. Full Story