Security News > 2011 > February > Exxon, Shell Said to Have Been Hacked Via Chinese Servers
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-24/exxon-shell-bp-said-to-have-been-hacked-through-chinese-internet-servers.html By Michael Riley Bloomberg Feb 23, 2011 Computer hackers working through Internet servers in China broke into and stole proprietary information from the networks of six U.S. and European energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, according to one of the companies and investigators who declined to be identified. McAfee Inc., a cyber-security firm, reported Feb. 10 that such attacks had resulted in the loss of âproject-financing information with regard to oil and gas field bids and operations.â In its report, Santa Clara, California-based McAfee, assisted by other cyber-security firms, didnât identify the energy companies targeted. The attacks, which it dubbed âNight Dragon,â originated âprimarily in Chinaâ and occurred during the past three years. The list of companies hit, none of which disclosed the attacks in filings with regulators, also includes Marathon Oil Corp., ConocoPhillips and Baker Hughes Inc., according to the people who worked on or are familiar with the companiesâ investigations and asked not to be identified because of the confidential nature of the matter. Chinese hackers broke into the computer network of Baker Hughes, said Gary Flaharty, spokesman for the Houston-based provider of advanced drilling technology. Baker Hughes concluded the incident didnât need to be disclosed because it wasnât material to investors, he said, declining to comment further. [...]