The virus continues to attack Arab oil and gas networks

Computer network Arab oil company RasGas, the world's second largest producer of liquefied natural gas, has been attacked by a new virus.

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According to RasGas spokesman, this is a strange unknown virus that attacked the office computer network from August 27. But fortunately this cyber attack does not affect the production and distribution of goods. But currently RasGas website is still paralyzed.

Through sources of some newspapers revealed, the virus is also dangerous virus Shamoon, has attacked 30 thousand computers of the Aramco oil company in early August 2012.

The perpetrator of these cyberattacks was a self-proclaimed "Cutting Sword of Justice" by a group of hackers who publicly announced that they would attack Aramco on August 15 to opposing the help of the Al-Saud government to help neighbors suppress rebellions.

Also according to this group's information, the virus Shamoon is also used in those attacks.