DHAhran: Oil giant Saudi Aramco said yesterday that an August cyber attack on its computer network targeted not just the company but the kingdom’s economy as a whole.
The interior ministry, which joined Aramco’s investigation into the attack, said it was carried out by organised hackers from several different foreign countries. “The attack targeted the whole economy of the country, not just Aramco as an entity,” said Abdullah Al Saadan, who headed the company’s inquiry team. “The aim was to stop pumping oil and gas to domestic and international markets,” he told reporters.
AFP
