Hackers attacked Lukoil with the help of a sipper virus-RBC. The work of Moscow offices is paralyzed, cards are not accepted at gas stations - Shot

Hackers attacked the LUKOIL computer infrastructure using a sipper virus, RBC reports with reference to three sources. According to the publication, the work of two large divisions of the company is violated, the restoration of systems will take up to a day.

Information about the hacker attack on Lukoil was confirmed in Roskomnadzor, but they said that "the critical infrastructure of the company was not affected."

Meanwhile, the ShOT Telegram channel reports that as a result of the attack, the work of the Moscow offices of Lukoil on Sretensky Boulevard, Yakimanka and Pokrovsky Boulevard is paralyzed. It is alleged that employees were asked not to include computers and not use the work services. Electronic gaps also do not work, so the security checks to work manually. At the Lukoil gas station, cards are not accepted.

SHOT later said that Rosneft was also subjected to a large -scale hacker attack.

Schifovaters viruses are malicious programs that hackers are usually used for attacks on the company in order to receive a ransom in exchange for keys for decryption.