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2012 Saudi Aramco — Shamoon, 30K workstations

2012 30.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Corporate data; workstations wiped

Technical writeup

Shamoon malware infected ~30,000 workstations (~75% of PCs). Cutting Sword of Justice claimed responsibility. Malware wiped drives after exfiltrating data. Oil production systems on isolated networks unaffected. Restored within ~10 days.

Root cause

Malware; Shamoon; suspected insider assistance

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