IT Systems Disrupted at Vietnamese Gasoline Retailer PVOIL

November 19, 2024

INCIDENT

PVOIL, a subsidiary of state-run giant Petrovietnam, was attacked by hackers at 0:00 on Tuesday, causing its website, email, payment application and electronic invoices to shut down. The firm has about 760 retail gasoline stations across the country. PVOIL said they will continue to sell gasoline, but they will issue delivery notes instead of e-invoices until the system is fixed.

Incident Date

April 2, 2024

Location

Vietnam

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified