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Major Cyber Incident: BAPCO

Other incident names: DUSTMAN

About BAPCO

Iranian state-backed hackers attacked the Bahraini oil company BAPCO with a data- wiping malware.

Timeframe

25 July to 29 December 2019

Incident Type

Data-wiping malware

Initiator

Iranian state-backed hackers

Affected Target

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), government-owned oil company, Bahrain

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