Energy Hit Harder by Ransomware Attacks Than Other Sectors

Ransomware attacks on oil and gas companies and utilities have not subsided over the past year despite an overall decline in the number of such attacks globally, cybersecurity firm Sophos said in a new report. Not only has the frequency of attacks on critical oil, gas, and utilities infrastructure not diminished as in other sectors, but the impact on the companies that have fallen victim to ransomware attacks has increased, according to Sophos.   The cybersecurity firm based its report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure…