Saudi Aramco hacked; company confirms disruption
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')omputerworld - A hacker group calling itself the Arab Youth Group has claimed responsibility for what appears to be a serious hacking attack on Saudi Aramco, one of the world's largest energy companies.
The attack comes at the same time security firms are warning of a destructive new malware threat called Shamoon, which is being directed at companies in the energy sector.
In an alert this week, Symantec described Shamoon as a threat being used in "specific targeted attacks against at least one organization in the energy sector." Symantec has not identified that firm so far.
Aramco itself has acknowledged a network disruption and said it was caused by a virus that infected PCs at the company. So far, though, Aramco has not provided any details about the incident.
