Romanias oil pipeline operator confirms cyberattack as hackers claim data theft The Record from Recorded Future News

pppLeadershipppCybercrimeppNationstatepp Influence Operations ppTechnologyppCyber DailyppClick Here Podcastpp Free Newsletterpp Romanias national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted parts of its technology infrastructure and knocked its website offline earlier this week adding that oil transport operations were not affected pp Conpet which operates about 3800 kilometers 2360 miles of pipelines supplying domestic and imported crude oil and petroleum products to refineries across Romania said its operational technology systems including its supervisory control and data acquition SCADA and telecommunications systems remained fully functional pp The incident does not affect the operational activity the stability of the company or the ability of the entity to fulfill its contractual obligations the company said in a statement on Wednesday pp Conpet has not publicly identified the attackers or confirmed a data breach However the Qilin ransomware group earlier this week listed the company on its dark web leak site claiming to have stolen nearly one terabyte of data The group has also published images of alleged internal documents financial records and passport scans pp Conpet said its specialists took immediate steps to mitigate the impact of the incident and are working with Romanias national cybersecurity authorities to investigate and restore affected systems The company also filed a criminal complaint As of Friday Conpets website remained inaccessible pp Qilin a Russianspeaking ransomwareasaservice operation active since 2022 emerged as one of the most destructive ransomware groups in 2025 The gang has previously targeted hospitals government agencies and private firms including US municipalities Japanese beverage giant Asahi and one of the largest newspaper chains in the United States It has also claimed attacks on the governments of Malaysia and Palau pp Romania has faced a series of ransomware incidents in recent months In December an attack on the countrys national water management agency locked staff out of around 1000 computers after attackers used Microsofts BitLocker encryption tool in an attempted ransom scheme That same month a ransomware attack hit Oltenia Energy Complex Romanias largest coalbased power producer temporarily disrupting parts of its IT infrastructure ppDaryna Antoniukppis a reporter for Recorded Future News based in Ukraine She writes about cybersecurity startups cyberattacks in Eastern Europe and the state of the cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia She previously was a tech reporter for Forbes Ukraine Her work has also been published at Sifted The Kyiv Independent and The Kyiv PostppPrivacyppAboutppContact Uspp Copyright 2026 The Record from Recorded Future Newsp