Top US Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By Cyberattack, Source Says (reuters.com) 14
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday was hit by a cyberattack, according to a person familiar with the matter. Halliburton said it was aware of an issue affecting certain systems at the company and was working to determine the cause and impact of the problem. The company was also working with "leading external experts" to fix the issue, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company's north Houston campus, as well as some global connectivity networks, the person said, who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak on the record. The company has asked some staff not to connect to internal networks, the person said. Houston, Texas-based Halliburton is one of the largest oilfield services firms in the world, providing drilling services and equipment to major energy producers around the globe. It had nearly 48,000 employees and operated in more than 70 countries at the end of last year.
The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company's north Houston campus, as well as some global connectivity networks, the person said, who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak on the record. The company has asked some staff not to connect to internal networks, the person said. Houston, Texas-based Halliburton is one of the largest oilfield services firms in the world, providing drilling services and equipment to major energy producers around the globe. It had nearly 48,000 employees and operated in more than 70 countries at the end of last year.
I'm so sad (Score:5, Funny)
My heart bleeds for Halliburton. If hackers won't even leave honest war-profiteers in peace, in what world do we live in...
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My heart bleeds for Halliburton. If hackers won't even leave honest war-profiteers in peace, in what world do we live in...
I thought they made briefcases. The fuck are they made out of? Recycled WWII tank turrets?
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Finally we will see a kinetic response to these terrorists.
They fucked with our water supplies, they fucked with our hospitals... but touch our precious OIL PROFITS and you are gonna get some Operation Freedom coming your way.
This warms the cots of my wolds. (Score:2)
What goes around... (Score:2)
Comes around.
Boy, isn't poetic justice satisfying?
Bonuses all around! (Score:4, Insightful)
Free LifeLock! (Score:1)
Dear Customer,
We COULD secure your data but that costs money. We didn't and that makes our shareholders happy.
Sorry your private information was exfiltrated.
Here's a year of free LifeLock.
Give us more data to give away. If we get hacked we'll give you more uselsss LifeLock.
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Top US War Firm Halliburton (Score:2)
Always heartwarming ... (Score:4, Funny)
Cheney for prison 2024 (Score:4, Informative)
Hacktivism Can Bring Comeuppance! (Score:1)
source found (Score:2)
The source of the leak was found to be inside the DNC in Chicago, but investigators are still trying to determine which faction was responsible.