Cyber Assault on Ecopetrol: Data Breach Shakes Energy Giant
The company said it blocked the ransomware attempt and has not found critical disruptions, while assessing possible exposure of confidential and personal data.
- On Friday, Colombian state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol reported a cyberattack that compromised data tied to about 3,300 user accounts. The firm successfully blocked an attempted ransomware attack on its digital resources.
- Cloud-Based file storage environments across 15 subsidiaries, including Ecopetrol itself, were impacted by the unauthorized access. The external actor remains unidentified as the company activated incident response protocols.
- An unidentified hacker communicated extortion demands, threatening to publicly disclose the stolen information. Ecopetrol filed a criminal complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia in response.
- Ecopetrol warned it could not "guarantee" the incident would not have a "material adverse" financial impact on its business. As of Friday, however, the company reported no critical disruption to operations or production capacity.
- Ongoing assessments continue to evaluate potential exposure of confidential or proprietary data across the company's systems. Ecopetrol pledged to promptly disclose material facts in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
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Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol says thousands of user accounts hit in cyberattack
Ecopetrol confirms ransomware attempt in which attackers stole data from 3,300 user accounts but failed to deploy the encryptor due to security controlsStolen files were pseudonymous, with no user identities or credentials compromised; transactional systems and partner networks remained unaffectedThe company ousted the attackers, launched an investigation, and notified Colombian authorities; no ransom demand details or data leaks have surfaced s…
Colombia’s Ecopetrol says cyberattack stole data tied to 3,300 accounts
July 17 (Reuters) - Colombian state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol said on Friday a cyberattack resulted in the theft of data tied to about 3,300 user accounts and that it could not "guarantee" the breach would not have a "material adverse" fina...
The oil company reported an attempted data hijacking that affected 15 companies of the Business Group and unleashed threats of extortion.
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