Major cyberattack at Dibrugarh HQ of OIL: Assam

The oil giant, Oil India Limited faces a malware attack, detected as a major cyber-attack.

The malware attack as per reports affected a few of the desktops in the Dibrugarh Headquarters of Oil India Limited.

Confirming the development, OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika said, “Based on the advice of the IT division, all computers have been immediately withdrawn from LAN connectivity, and internet connectivity has been disabled since yesterday. On April 11, we witnessed some malfunction in some computers located at OIL headquarters in Dibrugarh.”

“The online IT team identified it as a major cyberattack, detecting malware in the affected computers,” Hazarika said.

However, it was reported that the other services were operating seamlessly without any more disruptions.

He said an advisory was issued immediately to disable connectivity of all computers to stop the spread of the attack and save the server from further damage.

“Though it is too early to declare the origin of attack and type of malware, the IT division has engaged a professional IT firm to restore the network, which may take at least 4 to 5 days and will be done sector-wise,” Hazarika said.

According to sources, OIL is also looking to file a complaint with a competent cyber authority.

Hazarika said few email categories are active and can be accessed through a different network at home or mobile phone.