Energy companies targeted by Russian hackers

Berlin, Brussels Russian hackers ramp up their attacks on European energy companies. This is shown by an analysis by the global strategy consultancy Macro Advisory Partners, classified as “strictly confidential”, which is available to the Handelsblatt. After that, the number of so-called ransomware attacks more than doubled. In the current year there were 21 incidents, in the previous year there were ten. Since April 2022 alone there have been at least ten attacks against European energy companies, including six German companies.

During a ransomware attack, an intruder gains access to important data and can even paralyze an entire computer system. According to Macro Advisory Partners, “most if not all” of the attacks are by hackers influenced by the Russian authorities.