Tag: oil and gas

2 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Operation BarrelFire: Targeting Kazakhstan Oil & Gas

A threat group dubbed NoisyBear has been targeting Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector since April 2025. The campaign focuses on KazMunaiGas employees, using spear-phishing emails with malicious attachments. The infection chain involves a ZIP file containing a malicious LNK file and decoy document, whi…
powershell
infrastructure
spear-phishing
kazakhstan
central asia
russian threat actor
dll injection
amsi bypass
oil and gas
2025-09-04
2025-09-05
downshell
Published: September 5, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 14

'Blue Locker' Analysis: Ransomware Targeting Oil & Gas Sector in Pakistan

A new ransomware strain called 'Blue Locker' is targeting Pakistan's oil and gas sector, particularly affecting Pakistan Petroleum Limited. The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued warnings to 39 key ministries and institutions about this severe threat. The ransomware, which sh…
phishing
ransomware
pakistan
encryption
cybersecurity
2025-08-15
oil and gas
ncert
proton
shinra
blue locker
Published: August 15, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 0
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