Germany
DEU
Oiltanking Deutschland cyberattack blocks automated fuel loading and distribution
On 29 January 2022 an IT cyber incident struck Oiltanking and affiliated Mabanaft operations in Germany. Disabled terminal automation reduced or halted normal road-tanker loading at multiple German depots, while Mabanaft declared force majeure on much inland supply and Shell rerouted fuel sourcing to mitigate downstream shortages.
82
Estimated severity
82 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-01-29
Targeted Company
OILTANKING DEUTSCHLAND
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
SHELL (Logistics provider)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Germany
Affected countries
Germany
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Capacity reductionOrder fulfillment or delivery disruptionWarehousing disruption
Affected sectors
Energy & UtilitiesLogistics & Warehousing
Affected departments
Information TechnologyLogistics & TransportationWarehousing
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
spglobal.comhttps://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/020122-german-oil-terminals-tank-farms-operating-at-limited-capacity-after-cyber-attacktheregister.comhttps://www.theregister.com/security/2022/02/01/cyberattack-hits-german-service-station-provider/1062963bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/german-petrol-supply-firm-oiltanking-paralyzed-by-cyber-attack/malwarebytes.comhttps://www.malwarebytes.com/de/blog/news/2022/02/cyberattack-on-fuel-supplier-causes-supply-chain-disruption