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Shamoon variant lead suspect in hack on oil firm Saipem

By Stephen Jewkes and Jim Finkle on Dec 13, 2018 6:59AM
Shamoon variant lead suspect in hack on oil firm Saipem

Hack on Italian oil services firm Saipem crippled more than 300 computers.

A hack on Italian oil services firm Saipem that crippled more than 300 computers was likely caused by a variant of a notorious destructive virus known as Shamoon, the company and two cybersecurity firms said. Saipem's head of digital and innovation, Mauro Piasere, told Reuters on Wednesday that ...

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By Stephen Jewkes and Jim Finkle
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