Romania’s oil pipeline operator confirms cyberattack as hackers claim data theft

Conpet, Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, confirmed a cyberattack disrupted parts of its technology infrastructure and knocked its website offline earlier this week, according to the company. The firm operates about 3,800 kilometres (2,360 miles) of pipelines supplying domestic and imported crude oil and petroleum products to refineries across Romania, and its operational technology systems, including SCADA and telecommunications, remained fully functional.

Conpet said the incident did not affect operational activity, the stability of the company, or its ability to fulfil contractual obligations. In its statement, the company emphasised that oil transport operations were not affected by the attack. Read more about the incident in The Record.