Canadian oil company Suncor Energy Inc. has confirmed it has been the victim of a cyberattack.
The Calgary–based energy giant said in a news release late Sunday that it has “experienced a cyber-security incident.”
Suncor provided no further details about the attack, or which parts of its operations were affected.
However, over the weekend, social media users complained about an inability to use credit or debit cards at the company’s chain of Petro-Canada gas stations, as well as difficulties accessing car wash.
Ian L. Paterson, CEO of Vancouver-based cybersecurity company Plurilock Security Inc., said that as early as Friday, he was also hearing Suncor employees being unable to log in to their own internal accounts….