Russian Lukoil hit by large-scale cyberattack
Photo: Russian Lukoil was subjected to a large-scale hacker attack on March 26 (Getty Images)
Russia's Lukoil came under a large-scale hacker attack on March 26. The company's entire system has been down since the morning, the Russian online media Baza reports.
According to sources from Baza, this morning, employees of the company were unable to access their work computers, as the screen displayed a strange message about a malfunction, suspiciously resembling a hack.
"All employees were instructed not to log into their work accounts using their usernames and passwords to prevent a data leak," the message states.
Currently, access to the client user systems and the company's internal databases is closed.
"This applies to both the headquarters and regional branches. The time required for restoration is unknown," the Telegram channel notes.
According to the source, after a similar attack last year, the system took about three days to recover.
Lukoil and attacks on company
Lukoil is one of the largest Russian oil companies, the second largest in Russia in terms of oil production.
This is not the first cyberattack on Lukoil. In January, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence targeted the Russian oil sector, with the primary goal being the services of Lukoil.
It is also important to note that the company’s plants often fall under drone attacks. For example, a large fire occurred at the oil refinery in Volgograd on January 15. The refinery belongs to Lukoil.
