.US oil company big Halliburton on Tuesday affirmed corporate information was stolen from its own personal computer systems throughout an August ransomware cyberattack.In an upgraded SEC filing, Halliburton stopped short of confirming a ransomware protection scheme but stated the cyberattack created significant interruptions and also limit of access to sections of its IT systems.Furthermore, the Houston, TX firm pointed out the cyberpunks "accessed and also exfiltrated info" coming from its business units." [Our experts are] examining the attribute and scope of the details, and what alerts are required," Halliburton claimed.The business's recognition of information reduction happens only times after the US government pinned the blame for the cyberattack on a well-known ransomware gang phoned RansomHub. The cybersecurity firm CISA, the FBI, the HHS and also the Multi-State Info Sharing as well as Analysis Facility (MS-ISAC) on Thursday posted a joint advisory describing RansomHub assaults.Halliburton said it activated its cybersecurity feedback program and also introduced an inspection inside with the help of exterior experts to analyze as well as remediate the violation. The business said response efforts included proactively taking specific systems offline to aid protect them and advising law enforcement.Halliburton utilizes concerning 55,000 though hundreds of subsidiaries, associates and also brands in greater than 70 countries.The oil and gas industry has actually been a beneficial target for ransomware stars that use crack internet sites to pity target companies in to spending ransom demands. Back in 2021, Colonial Pipeline affirmed it shelled out $4.4 million to purchase a decryption key to recoup from the turbulent ransomware attack that induced fuel lacks in parts of the USA.Associated: United States Gov Issues Alert Regarding Halliburton Ransomware AttackAdvertisement. Scroll to continue analysis.Pertained: Oil Titan Halliburton Affirms Cyber Case, Facts Scarce.Related: Colonial Pipeline States Personal Details Impacted in Cyberattack.Connected: United States Recovers A Lot Of Ransom Money Paid in Colonial Pipeline Hack.Connected: Colonial Pipeline Chief Executive Officer Clarifies $4.4 M Ransomware Remittance.