{"id":29423,"date":"2025-05-20T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=29423"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:05:10","slug":"more-than-50-of-the-top-oil-and-gas-companies-worldwide-suffered-data-breaches-in-the-past-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/more-than-50-of-the-top-oil-and-gas-companies-worldwide-suffered-data-breaches-in-the-past-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 50% of the top oil and gas companies worldwide suffered data breaches in the past 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ninety-four per cent of the world&#8217;s top 400 oil and gas companies\u00a0have suffered at least one data breach to date, a recent Cybernews analysis found. More than 50% of the analysed oil and gas firms were breached in just the past 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/email.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJwszU1uwyAQxfHTwI4ID8PXgkU2vkaEYZyMYpPEuE17-8ptt_8n_V5NEApqSWnw6D14CyhvicDkXANgRlMjlJineXDBzTqQs2GSnFyAYjAi6eDiZSCgSQ_gQgyDQN250p1fas280NaVD7bO3tc6q7k919fpGOSSbvv-7MKcBYwCxvI90dbo3U_lsQoYp4_OjXpXla-850Vxq_QlYJQrVc5qo4VyJ8U1_YbLfxDmHI2xTm6J2_wQqKldudEf3mh_P7b78SH7vhGtB2BdhMFjUBnRKfTaq2xcVYUoF2sno7ORnwl-AgAA__-P0F-r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>Cybernews Business Digital Inde<\/strong>x<\/u><\/a>, which grades businesses based on their online security measures, 69% of the companies received a cybersecurity score of D or F, and\u00a0only 10% achieved an A grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When a company suffers a data breach, customers, partners, and investors may lose confidence in the company&#8217;s ability to protect sensitive information. Breaches often involve ransomware or systems being taken offline, which can halt critical operations like drilling, refining, or logistics. Even a short disruption in the oil and gas industry can cost millions and affect global supply chains,&#8221; says Vincentas Baubonis, Head of Security Research at Cybernews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key research takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>94% of the largest oil and gas companies had experienced at least one breach, and over 50% were breached within the past 30 days.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly 7 in 10 oil and gas companies are in the high-risk category for cybersecurity, with 35% scoring an F and 34% a D.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asia-based companies had the lowest average score at 65. Europe and North America followed closely with average scores of 74.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credential hygiene is a major weak spot, especially in Asia, where 68% of companies reused previously compromised passwords.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email security remains a critical weakness, affecting 48% of organsations worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>74% of companies contain insecure configurations in their servers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issues with SSL\/TLS configuration were identified in 91% of organisations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 80% of firms had corporate credentials stolen, while 38% of domains were susceptible to email spoofing attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read the full research,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/email.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJwszU1uwjAQxfHT2DsjZ_yZhRdscg008UzAInHATou4fUXb7f9J70cJYrZachqCDQGCAytvyQfIFDN7AjfMevEYLdJomLMFRpIl-QjZ2NGyjn68DAw86wF8HOMgrO6F-F6easOycusqREdLCESLWupje54-g1zT7TgeXZizgEnAlN8zt8qvfsr7JmDqnL9aOd4Cpr2sCiupK3aV9-2BtXBXc2PMNyYBk9yYCqrGK2NnVSj9hst_EOY8GuO8bKnUZRdWc72Wyn9e5eO1t_uHlf1ozNvnwPkRhmCjQmu9skEHhcaTysyYnZuNRiO_E_wEAAD__7pyZuE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>CLICK HERE.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninety-four per cent of the world&#8217;s top 400 oil and gas companies\u00a0have suffered at least one data breach to date, a recent Cybernews analysis found. 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