Power companies are a favourite target of computer hackers

New York

HACKERS have made the energy industry a favourite target.

A study conducted in April by Symantec Corp, the world's biggest cybersecurity firm, found that computer system invaders attacked 43 per cent of global mining, oil and gas companies at least once last year. In a separate survey the same month, conducted for the Organisation of American States by security company Trend Micro, 47 per cent of energy organisations reported attacks, the highest among all corporate sectors and surpassed only by governments.