Pakistan Petroleum thwarts ransomware attempt says no critical data compromised Technology Business Recorder

pPakistan Petroleum Limited PPL an oil and gas exploration firm has reported a ransomware attack on parts of its IT infrastructure detected on August 6 2025 but said the incident was swiftly contained with no compromise of critical systems or sensitive datappThe EP disclosed the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange PSX on FridayppWe would like to apprise that Pakistan Petroleum Limited PPL recently identified a cybersecurity incident involving a ransomware intrusion targeting parts of its IT infrastructure PPL said in a statementppThe company shared that the event was detected on 6th August 2025 and PPLs internal cybersecurity protocols were immediately activatedppThe IT and cybersecurity teams in collaboration with external experts took prompt and effective containment measures including the temporary suspension of selected noncritical IT services as a precaution to limit potential impact and ensure the integrity of systems it saidppPPL secures 10year lease for Sui Gas Field ppPPL informed that the threat was rapidly isolated owing to the multilayered cybersecurity framework it operatesppThere is no indication of businesscritical or sensitive data being compromised Core operational systems remain unaffected without any disruption it saidppPPL shared that a ransomware note was received from an external actorppIn accordance with legal requirements the matter was reported to relevant law enforcement and regulatory authorities Investigations are ongoing in coordination with these agencies informed the companyppIt stated that no contact was made with the hackersppFinancial transactions payments were done manually and purposely the system was not used for transactions during the complete scan read the statementppPPL shared that it remains committed to conducting a comprehensive forensic analysis to reinforce its cyber resilienceppIT teams have worked diligently to restore full system functionality in a secure and phased manner PPL attaches highest priority to safeguarding its digital infrastructure and remains focused on maintaining the trust of its stakeholders through timely action and proactive cyber risk management it saidp