![]() The leaked documents did not name a specific company, and the legitimacy of that claim remains unclear. In Canada, there hasn't been a publicized, large-scale, successful cyberattack on a domestic oil and gas company, though in April an apparent release of Pentagon documents onto social media sites contained a claim by Russian-backed hackers that they had successfully accessed Canada's natural gas infrastructure. fuel supply caused the rerouting of flights, panic buying and short-term price spikes. It was the largest cyberattack on oil infrastructure in the history of the United States, and forced the company to temporarily halt pipeline operations.Īlthough the pipeline was only shut down for a few days, the disruption in the U.S. In 2021, a ransomware attack successfully targeted the Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S. “I think that this actually could be the Canadian Colonial Pipeline, just in the sense that Suncor is such a large part of the economy.” “All of these things put together seem to suggest that there could be a sizable cyber incident that's taking place,” Paterson said, cautioning that much is still unknown about the current situation. Paterson, CEO of Vancouver-based cybersecurity company Plurilock Security Inc., said these public-facing issues could be “just the tip of the iceberg.” He added that as early as Friday, he was also hearing about Suncor employees being unable to log in to their own internal accounts. Car washes were also unavailable at some locations, the company said via social media. On Saturday, Petro-Canada's official Twitter account also issued a tweet saying that the company's Petro-Points app and website were temporarily unavailable.Īs of mid-day Monday, some of Suncor's Petro-Canada sites remained cash-only, and its app and Petro-Points login were unavailable. ![]() The confirmation followed days of public speculation, after social media users complained on Twitter over the weekend about an inability to use credit or debit cards at the company's chain of Petro-Canada gas stations in multiple major Canadian cities, as well as difficulties accessing car wash services. ![]() The Calgary-based oil company has provided no details about the attack or which parts of its operations were affected, saying simply in a news release issued late Sunday that it had “experienced a cybersecurity incident.” falling victim to a cyberattack may be the most significant cybersecurity breach of an oil and gas company thus far in Canadian history, experts say. While coast guard officials insisted they remained "hopeful," with a surge of assets and experts joining the operation and sonar picking up unidentified underwater noises, the challenge of locating and recovering the crew alive appeared increasingly formidable.Suncor Energy Inc. APĪ massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic entered a critical stage late Wednesday, June 21, with just hours left before the oxygen supply for the five people on board runs out. This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. Le Monde with AFP Published on June 22, 2023, at 2:18 am (Paris), updated on June 22, 2023, at 12:42 pm ![]() Rescue teams have expanded their search with just hours left before the oxygen supply for the five people on board runs out. Search and rescue effort for missing Titanic submersible enters critical stage
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