World’s largest oil producer blames contractor for leaking terabytes of data.
Saudi Aramco has admitted to indirectly leaking sizable amounts of data pilfered from one of its third-party contractors in a cyberattack, which surprisingly doesn’t appear to involve the use of malware like ransomware. In an emailed statement to the Financial Times, the world’s largest oil producer confirmed a breach had occured earlier this week, but added the incident did not originate on its computers, and has had no impact on their operations. The statement comes after cybersecurity experts noticed a dark web post claiming to offer one terabyte of Saudi Aramco data.
