BlackCat Hacking Group pierced the networking system of a subsidiary under the listed Dutch group Vopak in Malaysia.
The company confirmed that an IT incident occurred at Pengerang Independent Terminals (PTSB) in Malaysia, the firm stressed in a statement that Unauthorized persons have gained access to our data.
Cyber Investigation Shared Insight Into Damages
The Dutch expert in the storage and trans-shipment of chemical and oil products has further shared that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack Vopak remains operational, but company information has been stolen.
However, An investigation has been launched into the occurrences of the incident sharing a clearer insight into the ransomware attack, the computer system network is breached and access to data is locked.
Moreover, The threat actors, have affirmed to have their hands on financial and other crucial documents, and have given Vopak 72 hours to yield with their demands and threaten to expose data to the dark web if demands are not matched.
Unspecified Hackers Demand Leaves Worries
Strangely It is not known what exactly the threat actors are demanding. BlackCat, which is strongly linked to Russia, is in any case not ready for its test piece.
At the beginning of this year, the group allegedly committed several cyber attacks on corporations in the United States, Australia, and India. They demanded ransoms varying from $400,000 to $3 million in Bitcoin or monero.
In addition to terminals in the port of Rotterdam, Vopak has three terminals in the port of Antwerp. The largest, Eurotank, has facilities for the storage of oil products and chemicals.
The other two (ACP, and Linkeroever) are only for chemical products. At the beginning of February, the Dutch group bought the 105-hectare site on Antwerp’s right bank, where a refinery used to be. Vopak is assessing developing green energy activities in this area.
