Halliburton Hacked: Cyberattack Strikes Again in U.S. Energy Sector
Halliburton revealed that a cyberattack in August led to unauthorized data removal. While assessing the breach, the company believes it won’t have a significant impact. U.S. energy firms, including Colonial Pipeline, have faced numerous cyberattacks in recent years.
Hot Take:
Looks like Halliburton’s data took an unauthorized vacation in August! While the company is downplaying the impact, the oilfield services giant might want to invest in some cybersecurity sunscreen before the next breach burns them harder.
Key Points:
- Unauthorized third party accessed and removed data from Halliburton’s systems in August.
- The incident is not expected to have a material impact on the company, according to Halliburton.
- Halliburton has not disclosed the nature of the data removed or the costs incurred due to the breach.
- U.S. energy firms have been frequent targets of cyberattacks in recent years.
- In 2021, Colonial Pipeline paid $4.4 million in ransom due to a severe cyberattack.
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