Anonymous Hacker Group Targets German Subsidiary of Russian Oil Giant Rosneft: Reports

The Kremlin is reflected in a polished plate of the state-controlled Russian oil giant Rosneft at the entrance of its headquarters in Moscow, on May 17, 2011. Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images

Hackers have targeted the German subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled energy giant, Rosneft, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said on March 14.

Anonymous, an online group of hackers that has previously targeted Russian media channels, published a statement on Friday claiming responsibility for the attack on Rosneft Deutschland GmbH.