# Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks
Published: 2022-09-01
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(Reuters) -Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks were hacked in recent [days](https://entrepreneurtribune.com/pope-overall-condition-good-hospitalisation-expected-to-last-seven-days-vatican/) but the consequences appear to be minor so far, the company said on Wednesday.

“The internal protection systems have detected unauthorized access to the corporate network in recent days,” a spokesperson for the company told Reuters in response to a query.

The state-controlled company is working with authorities to assess the [consequences](https://entrepreneurtribune.com/pwc-australia-says-staff-involved-in-tax-leak-face-severe-consequences/) of the attack, the spokesperson added.

Bloomberg News first reported the news on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter who said Eni appeared to have been hit by a ransomware attack.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru and Giulio Piovaccari; Editing by Devika Syamnath)


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