Rosneft Deutschland, a German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft has reportedly suffered a cyber attack, die Welt newspaper reported, citing Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI).

Although the cyber incident, which took place on March 11, affected the company’s systems, it did not impact Rosneft's business or the supply situation. BSI is said to have offered assistance to resolve the issue. The agency had also issued a cybersecurity warning to other companies in the energy sector.

At present, there is no details on the nature of the incident, or the damage it caused. According to security sources, the hacktivist group “Anonymous” was suspected of being behind the attack which, reportedly was conducted in retaliation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Cybersecurity Help’s statement on the critical situation in Ukraine

On February 24, people in many cities and towns across Ukraine woke up to the sounds of explosions and artillery fire, as the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of the country. Such actions are unacceptable, political ambitions of any man aren’t worth of blood, tears, and destruction of millions of lives. We give our full support to the Ukrainian people in these hard times. No more war! Слава Україні!