Saudi oil refinery cyber-attack intended to trigger explosion, claims report
August attack targeted safety systems used in nuclear power stations
Oil refineries and nuclear power stations could be targeted in attack on industrial control systems
A cyber attack on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia in August was intended to cause sabotage, possibly even an explosion, according to investigators. And the only thing that prevented it was an error...
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