"European Oil Port Terminals Hit By Cyberattack"

Major oil terminals in some of Western Europe's biggest ports have been targeted in a cyberattack. Belgian prosecutors are investigating the hacking of oil facilities in the country's maritime entryways, including Europe's second-biggest port, Antwerp, after Rotterdam. In Germany, prosecutors revealed that they were investigating a possible ransomware attack targeting oil facilities in which hackers demanded money to reopen hijacked networks. The hacking impacts several European ports and is disrupting the unloading of barges. Various terminals' software has been taken over by attackers, thus preventing the processing of barges. The cross-border Dutch and Belgian Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp oil trading hub appears to be one of the main victims as its IT systems were affected by the attack. In Germany, two oil supply companies said they had been under attack since January 29. Both Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH and Mabanaft declared force majeure, which is an emergency legal clause used when a company cannot fulfill its supply contracts because of an unforeseeable event. An initial report from German security services said the BlackCat ransomware was used in the cyberattack in Germany. BlackCat emerged in November 2021 as a software tool, with hackers using it to take over target systems. This article continues to discuss the disruption of oil terminals after ports were hit by a cyberattack.

IBT reports "European Oil Port Terminals Hit By Cyberattack"​

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