This summer, a group known as the “Cutting Sword of Justice” slashed its way across world headlines with bold attacks on oil and gas industry. But what makes the series attacks noteworthy is not that they were successfully planned and carried out, it’s how they happened: in cyberspace. Brazen cyber-attacks were carried out against Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. In a statement posted on Pastebin the group linked their attack to Saudi interference in politics in Bahrain and Syria. However, the “Cutting Sword of Justice” did more than just steal files and infect some 30,000 computers. The attack showed that oil companies must begin to take cyber-attacks more seriously.

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