Cyber attack on petrol supplier Oiltanking with ransomware "BlackCat"
Palo Alto Networks provides background on the new blackmail malware ransomware "BlackCat" that was used in the cyber attack on the German petrol supplier Oiltanking. BlackCat is new, but unfortunately quite successful. An analysis. As many German media are currently reporting, the recently discovered ransomware "BlackCat" is said to have been used in the serious cyber attack on Oiltanking's tank farms in Germany. The tank farm belongs to the Hamburg group of companies Marquard & Bahls. The mineral oil dealer Mabanaft, which belongs to the group of companies, was also attacked. What is BlackCat ransomware? Palo Alto Networks has an updated overview of the…