Some Petro-Canada locations are cash only amid ‘cybersecurity incident’ at parent company Suncor
Numerous Petro-Canada gas stations are only able to process cash transactions, as┬аparent company Suncor works to fix what it is calling a “cybersecurity incident” over the weekend.
On Sunday, Suncor said it was┬аworking with third-party experts to investigate and resolve the issue.
“At this time, we are not aware of any evidence that customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of this situation,” Suncor said on Sunday. “While we work to resolve the incident, some transactions with customers and suppliers may be impacted.”
One of those impacts seems to be at Petro-Canada stations, where several locations across the country are unable to process various electronic payments. The company’s loyalty program, Petro-Points, is also offline.
“Petro-Canada is a Suncor business and together, we’re responding to a cybersecurity incident.┬аWhile our sites are open, you may experience disruptions to some services,” the company said on Twitter.┬а“Some of our sites can only accept cash and our app and Petro-Points login are unavailable. Car washes may also be unavailable at some locations.”
CBC┬аNews has independently verified that credit payment systems are down at numerous Petro-Canada locations across Canada, but it’s not known exactly how widespread the issue is or when it started. Suncor did not reply to multiple requests for comment on Monday.
The incident comes only days after the Canadian Centre┬аfor Cyber Security warned that ransomware attacks тАФ where┬аhackers gain access to a company’s internal system┬аand demand payment in exchange for giving it back to them тАФ was the No. 1 cyber threat facing Canada’s oil and gas sector.
“Ransomware is almost certainly the primary cyber threat to the reliable supply of oil and gas to Canadians,” the centre said.
Canadian retailer Indigo was hit by a ransomware attack in March that rendered it impossible to process sales using anything but cash for several days back in March, and knocked the company’s e-commerce platform offline for even longer.
