Canadian oil giant Suncor has confirmed that a cyberattack was the cause of technical problems at Petro-Canada gas stations across Canada owned by Suncor.
Last week, customers reported problems logging into the app and website and employees at gas stations could only accept cash. Eventually, Petro-Canada acknowledged the problem and said they were working to address the issue.
Suncor has confirmed in a statement that it suffered a cyberattack and was working to resolve the situation. The company didn’t provide any additional information regarding the nature of the incident or malicious actors involved but said it currently has no evidence that customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the attack.
Last week, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned its oil and gas sector that financially motivated cybercrime, particularly business email compromise (BEC) and ransomware, is the primary threat to the industry. The agency also said that the country’s oil and gas sector will very likely continue to be targeted by state-sponsored cyber espionage for commercial or economic reasons. At risk are proprietary trade secrets, research, and business and production plans.