'Anonymous' hackers threaten to target regional oil & gas firms tomorrow

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http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/anonymous-hackers-threaten-to-target-regional-oil-gas-firms-tomorrow-2014-06-19-1.553415

By Joseph George
emirates247.com
June 19, 2014

The UAE’s Adnoc and Enoc are among the list of oil, gas, and energy 
companies that may come under cyber-attacks on June 20 or closely after 
that, security firm Symantec has warned.

According to Symantec, a hacker group called Anonymous, which recently 
threatened to hack corporate sponsors of the Fifa World Cup, has 
threatened to launch cyber-attacks against oil, gas, and energy companies, 
specifically the petroleum industry in the Middle East, before, during, 
and after June 20, 2014.

Anonymous had issued a similar threat last year.

According to Symantec, this year’s attack is also called “Operation 
Petrol” and is directed against the US dollar being used as the currency 
to buy and sell oil.

The hackers are also threatening to target government websites of Saudi 
Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

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