Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-08-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield
Affected country: China
Industry: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield says it will cut its Internet connection for some of its offices after a ransomware attacked 21 of its Internet terminals.