Romania's oil pipeline operator Conpet targeted in cyberattack, as Qilin alleges 1TB data breach - Industrial Cyber

Conpet, Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, said on Feb. 3 it was targeted by a cyberattack that disrupted its corporate IT infrastructure and took its website offline. The company said the incident did not affect oil transport operations or its ability to meet contractual obligations, noting that OT (operational technology) systems, including SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and telecommunications, remained fully functional. This comes as Qilin said that it had added Conpet to its dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen nearly one terabyte of data and publishing images of alleged internal documents, financial records, and passport scans. The company has not disclosed details on the nature of the attack or data breach, although threat actors have claimed data theft. Conpet operates nearly 3,800 kilometers of pipelines supplying domestic and imported crude oil and petroleum products to refineries across Romania. The company has submitted a criminal complaint to the Directorate for Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). This attack follows a trend of Russia-aligned cyber operations against European critical infrastructure, aimed at disrupting vital services and creating instability.