Well, this is different,
I think this is the first time I have read about a cyberattack and left feeling disappointed the attackers didn't wreck more.
American oil giant Halliburton is investigating an "issue," reportedly a cyberattack, that has disrupted some business operations and global networks. While the energy giant declined to call it a cyberattack, a Halliburton spokesperson told The Register that it was working to address the problem. "We are aware of an issue …
> Huh?
1) after a certain incident when Halliburton Engineering did the physical work, which promptly failed (had all the solidity of a gummy bear) and they then convinced the world that it was all the fault of the people who had been foolish enough to hire them (showing all the backbone of a gummy bear), they became, in some quarters, referred to as "Haribo Engineering".
2) if you eat sugar-free Haribo gummy bears, you will experience disruptions in your normal operations.
>> "... a certain incident when Halliburton Engineering did the physical work, which promptly failed ..." > Please can you give a reference?
May be Deepwater Horizon. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Chapter 4, 2MB PDF file with TMI. "Better management by BP, Halliburton, and Transocean would almost certainly have prevented the blowout..."