Security News > 2022 > September > BlackCat ransomware claims attack on Italian energy agency
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Italy's energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA over the weekend.
A GSE spokesperson disclosed that its website and systems were taken down to block the attackers from gaining access to the data after detecting the attack on Sunday night-GSE's website is still down, almost a week after the incident.
The BlackCat ransomware group added a new entry to its dark web data leak site claiming to have stolen roughly 700GB of files from the Italian energy agency's servers.
This attack follows another incident involving Eni SpA, the largest energy company in Italy, with more than 31,000 employees that operates in national and international markets.
Earlier this year, BlackCat also said it was behind ransomware attacks against Creos Luxembourg S.A., a natural gas pipeline and electricity network operator from central Europe, and the German petrol supply firm Oiltanking.
In April, the FBI warned that BlackCat has "Extensive networks and experience with ransomware operations" as they had breached more than 60 entities worldwide between November 2021 and March 2022.
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