Hackers hit energy companies more than others
Energy companies faced more targeted malware attacks in a six-month period last year than businesses in any other field, with hackers sometimes breaking into systems to steal geologic and financial data, according to a Houston network security firm’s research.
Alert Logic is releasing a report Tuesday detailing the incidence of attacks on its customers in different industries and the digital weapons hackers used in their attempts to infiltrate systems from April 1 to Sept. 30 last year. FuelFix examined the report ahead of its general release.
Though the report does not include information about how many attacks successfully breached computer security walls, the company’s research showed that attackers have been able to extract data and post it online for public viewing, said Stephen Coty, director of threat research for Alert Logic.
