Shamoon virus knocks out computers at Qatari gas firm RasGas
- Event Year
- 2012
- Reliability
- Confirmed
- Country
- Qatar
- Industry
- Petroleum
Description
RasGas, the second largest producer of liquified natural gas in the world, was attacked by the Shamoon virus about 2 weeks after a similar attack on Saudi Aramco. The company website and corporate network were shutdown by the virus for several days. According to a company spokesman the virus did not impact production operations or cargo deliveries. RasGas is a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil.
Impact
The company website and corporate network were shutdown by the virus for several days.