MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2022 |
MonthAugust |
Reference number20220801 |
Impact areaShore, Offshore |
Incident locationGulf of Megara |
Incident countryGreece |
Victim countryGreece |
Victim identityDESFA |
Victim TypeNational Natural Gas System Operator |
MethodRansomware |
Attacker countryRussia |
In August 2022 Greece's largest natural gas distributor DESFA confirmed that they suffered a limited scope data breach and IT system outage following a cyberattack. In a public statement DESFA explained that hackers attempted to infiltrate its network but were thwarted by the quick response of its IT team. However, some files and data were accessed and possibly "leaked," so there was a network intrusion, even if limited. The confirmation of the attack comes after data was leaked on Friday by the Ragnar Locker ransomware operation, a threat actor that began operations over two years ago and has had numerous high-profile attacks in 2021.
