Petrol distribution facilities across Germany have been forced to shut off their operational technology (OT) systems in response to an apparent cyber attack of an undisclosed nature affecting Hamburg-based fuel logistics firm Oiltanking.
According to German newspapers Handelsblatt and Der Spiegel, which were among the first to report on the incident, the attack was carried out against Oiltanking’s systems and those of another subsidiary of the same parent group, Mabanaft. The firms supply numerous fuel companies in Germany, with larger customers including the likes of Shell.
