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Cyberattack on Saudi Aramco
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A cyberattack on Saudi Aramco in 2012, believed to be carried out by Iran, crippled the company's computer systems and destroyed data. The attackers gained access to administrative privileges to the company's network, leaving a skeleton crew of Western staff without keys to the kingdom.

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During a slow period at Saudi Aramco, cyber attackers gained access to the company's network and administrative privileges, leaving a skeleton crew of Western staff on defense.
05:38 - 10:34 (04:55)
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Cyber Security
Summary

During a slow period at Saudi Aramco, cyber attackers gained access to the company's network and administrative privileges, leaving a skeleton crew of Western staff on defense. Their goal was to gain access to a domain controller to communicate with all other computers in the network.

Chapter
Cyberattack on Saudi Aramco
Episode
Ep 30: Shamoon
Podcast
Darknet Diaries