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Cyberattacks up 50% globally as hackers target critical networks

20210510N Cushing hub

Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Cushing petroleum hub in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A cyberattack has brought renewed attention to the vulnerability of American energy infrastructure. © Reuters

AKINOBU IWASAWA and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- The weekend cyberattack on a major U.S. pipeline system served as a grim minder of the threat facing infrastructure that forms the backbone of the economy as incidents occur with increasing frequency.

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