Cyberattack Shutdown Russian Oil Giant Lukoil

January 22, 2026

INCIDENT

Cyberattack hit Russian oil giant Lukoil resulting in a complete shutdown of internal systems and caused disruptions across several regions, including corporate offices and gas stations. Lukoil’s management instructed employees via SMS to shut down all work computers after an unusual error message showed on many computers. The attack resulted in partial halt in fuel distribution to gas stations & other consumers for several days.

Incident Date

March 26, 2025

Location

Russia

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified