The German subsidiary of the Russian energy giant Rosneft Deutschland GmbH plays an important role in the country - now it has become the target of a cyber attack with corresponding consequences.. It is said that hackers supporting Ukraine are responsible for this..

The hacker attack will obviously have serious consequences for Russian business.

The German newspaper Die WELT learned about it from insiders in the company's security service.. They reported that it was an attack with "

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) confirmed to WELT that Rosneft Deutschland GmbH reported an IT security incident on Saturday (12. 03) in the evening. She did this as part of the relevant reporting protocol for companies that belong to the so-called critical infrastructure.. BSI offered Rosneft Deutschland GmbH assistance in analyzing and correcting errors.

According to reports, a cyber attack on a subsidiary of Rosneft will not significantly affect its current activities, but the systems are significantly affected.. Violated various processes, including the possibility of concluding contracts. Security officials suspect Anonymous hacking collective behind the attack. This loose international group of hackers sided with Ukraine due to Russia's aggressive war.

" A few days ago it was also reported that the group had gained access to the servers of the German subsidiary of the Russian state-owned company and seized the data.

Rosneft Deutschland GmbH is considered an influential company in the German energy industry. According to its own information, it is the third largest oil refining company. Over the past three years, the company accounted for about a quarter of Germany's crude oil imports.

The central place in German business is occupied by the Druzhba oil pipeline, through which oil is delivered from Russia to Sweden through Poland. Rosneft itself is the largest oil producer in Russia, and ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is the head of its supervisory board.