据知情人士透露，此次攻击似乎影响了该公司北休斯顿园区的业务运营以及一些全球连接网络。
据知情人士透露，美国顶级油田服务公司哈里伯顿 8 月 21 日遭受网络攻击。
这位不愿透露姓名的知情人士表示，此次攻击似乎影响了该公司位于休斯顿北部园区的业务运营以及一些全球连接网络。由于未获授权公开发言，这位知情人士拒绝透露姓名。
该公司发言人没有立即回应置评请求。该人士表示，公司已要求部分员工不要连接内部网络。
网络攻击一直是能源行业的一大难题。2021 年，黑客使用勒索软件攻击了 Colonial 输油管道，导致这条主要燃料供应管道停运数天。
联邦调查局将这次入侵归咎于一个名为“DarkSide”的团伙，该团伙导致汽油价格飙升、恐慌性抢购和局部燃料短缺。在美国经济开始摆脱新冠肺炎疫情之际，这也给总统乔·拜登带来了重大的政治麻烦。
近年来，美国多家大型公司遭受了勒索软件攻击，包括联合健康集团、博彩巨头米高梅国际酒店集团、凯撒娱乐集团和消费品制造商高乐氏集团。
The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company's north Houston campus, as well as some global connectivity networks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Top U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Aug. 21 was hit by a cyberattack, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company's north Houston campus, as well as some global connectivity networks, the person said, who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
Spokespeople for the company did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company has asked some staff not to connect to internal networks, the person said.
Cyberattacks have been a major headache for the energy industry. In 2021, hackers attacked the Colonial Pipeline with ransomware, causing a days-long shutdown to the major fuel supply line.
That breach, which the FBI attributed to a gang called DarkSide, led to a spike in gasoline prices, panic buying and localized fuel shortages. It also created a major political headache for President Joe Biden as the U.S. economy was starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several major U.S. companies have suffered ransomware attacks in recent years, including UnitedHealth Group, gambling giants MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and consumer goods maker Clorox.