Petro-Canada customers reported having trouble filling their tanks this weekend after parent company Suncor was reportedly hit by a cyberattack..The Calgary-based oil producer and gasoline refiner said Monday it is working with third-party experts to investigate the incident, which it has reported to appropriate authorities..“At this time, we are not aware of any evidence that customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of this situation,” it said in a statement..“While we work to resolve the incident, some transactions with customers and suppliers may be impacted.”.In a post on Twitter, it said customers reportedly were unable to pay with credit or debit cards and couldn’t use loyalty points for car washes..The company hasn’t provided any details on the type of cyberattack or whether it was a ransomware incident that brought its systems down, but the BleepingComputer website said “the situation seems far worse than what the short notice presents.”.It comes just days after the country’s cyber-spy agency — the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) — warned that Russia-aligned hackers were looking to disrupt Canada’s oil and gas industry due to its support for Ukraine..“We assess there is an even chance of a disruptive incident in the oil and gas sector in Canada caused by Russia-aligned actors, due to their higher tolerance for risk, the increase in their numbers and activity, as well as the number of vulnerable targets in the sector overall,” it said in the most recent threat assessment..“We assess that the intent of this activity is very likely to disrupt critical services for psychological impact, ultimately to weaken Canadian support for Ukraine.”.In an interview with Global News, Sami Khoury with the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity said the treats are ongoing..“On an average day we block between five and six billion signals coming against the government,” Khoudry told Mercedes Stephenson in a rare interview that aired Sunday on The West Block..“These are automated systems that are looking for vulnerabilities. Having said that, we hear about incidents in the private sector constantly.”.Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.
