Halliburton gets hit by a cyberattack. The main fuel supply line to the Colonial Pipeline was shut down for many days in 2021 as a result of a ransomware attack by hackers.
A person acquainted with the cyberattack details claims that Halliburton, a leading US provider of oilfield services, was the target of a cyberattack on Wednesday. The insider, who wished to remain anonymous due to a lack of authorization to talk on the record, claimed that the attack seemed to affect business operations at the company’s north Houston campus as well as some global communication networks.
According to the source, the corporation has instructed certain employees not to log onto internal networks. Cyberattacks have caused the energy sector a great deal of trouble. The main fuel supply line to the Colonial Pipeline was shut down for many days in 2021 as a result of a ransomware attack by hackers.
The FBI linked the breach to a gang known as DarkSide, which caused panic purchasing, a surge in gas prices, and localized fuel shortages.
Additionally, it caused President Joe Biden a great deal of political stress just as the US economy was beginning to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak. Ransomware attacks have recently affected a number of significant U.S. corporations, including Caesars Entertainment CZR.O., MGM Resorts International, UnitedHealth Group, and Clorox, a manufacturer of consumer goods.
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