"Yet Another Hacking Group Is Targeting Oil and Gas Companies"
A new hacking group, dubbed Hexane, has been discovered by the industrial security company, Dragos. The newly discovered hacking group targets telecommunications, oil, and gas companies in the Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Hexane is one of five hacking groups known to be targeting companies in the oil and gas sector. This discovery further indicates the growing interest among hacking groups in the compromise of industrial control systems (ICS) that support energy infrastructure. This article continues to discuss Hexane in relation to its activity, hacking tools, interests, and supposed connections, along with the increased targeting of oil and gas industries by state-associated actors.
CyberScoop reports "Yet Another Hacking Group Is Targeting Oil and Gas Companies"