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Saudi Oil Producer’s Computers Restored After Virus Attack

The New York Times -- DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer, has resumed operating its main internal computer networks after a virus infected about 30,000 of its workstations earlier this month, the company said Sunday.
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Bits Blog: Hackers Lay Claim to Saudi Aramco Cyberattack (August 23, 2012)
Immediately after the Aug. 15 attack, the company announced it had cut off its electronic systems from outside access to prevent further attacks.

On Sunday, Saudi Aramco said the workstations had been cleansed of the virus and restored to service. Oil exploration and production were not affected because they operate on isolated systems, it said.

“We would like to emphasize and assure our stakeholders, customers and partners that our core businesses....

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Submitted Aug 28, 2012 By: StanleyCup

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GatorGuy Champion Author Columbia Posts:2,228 Points:1,206,645 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2012 2:01:23 PM Ignore GatorGuy Report Abuse Yeah, somebody hack the pumps and lower the price by $2/gallon.
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