MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2025 |
MonthDecember |
Reference number20251215 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationPuerto José, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
Incident countryVenezuela |
Victim countryVenezuela |
Victim identityPetróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) |
Victim TypeState oil company / crude terminal operator |
MethodRansomware |
Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA suffered a cyberattack described by a company source as ransomware impacting administrative systems. Reporting indicates PDVSA’s export/import data network at the José crude terminal remained offline, delaying scheduled loadings and suspending export loading instructions, with knock-on effects visible in tanker movements.
