Emerging Threat - Anonymous - Operation Petrol (June 20 2014)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Who: Anonymous, a politically motivated group of hacktivists (mostly Middle East based). Specifically the AnonGhost group and Mauritanian Hackers group will likely host this operation.
What: Cyber-attacks against oil, gas, and energy companies, but specifically the Petroleum industry in the Middle East.
When: Before, during, and after June 20, 2014. Attackers may attack across different time zones.
Why: Anonymous disagrees with the U.S. Dollar being used as the currency to buy and sell oil.
Note: Denial of Service attacks may be a diversion from the real attacks: fraudulent/illegal wire transfers.