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July 22, 2021

Saudi Aramco facing $50M cyber ransom over data leak

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's state oil giant acknowledged Wednesday that leaked data from the company — files now apparently being used in a cyber-extortion attempt involving a $50 million ransom demand — likely came from one of its contractors.

The Saudi Arabian Oil Co., better known as Saudi Aramco, told The Associated Press that it “recently became aware of the indirect release of a limited amount of company data which was held by third-party contractors.”


 
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