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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Hackers used compromised credentials to gain access to Colonial Pipeline's network, deploying ransomware that encrypted critical systems.

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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025

Malwarebytes

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. That could change in 2025.

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86 million AT&T customer records reportedly up for sale on the dark web

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How global threat actors are weaponizing AI now, according to OpenAI

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Here's why network infrastructure is vital to maximizing your company's AI adoption

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The 3 biggest cybersecurity threats to small businesses

Malwarebytes

In 2023, famous YouTube tech personality Linus Sebastian suffered a hack of three different YouTube channels associated with his company, Linus Media Group. In reality, ransomware gangs do not care about the size, budget, or resources of their victims, because ransomware itself has become increasingly easy to scale and deploy.

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Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures

Hacker's King

From ransomware to sophisticated state-sponsored attacks, no organization is immune. According to recent reports, there were over 700 million cyber attacks in 2023 alonea significant rise from the previous year. In 2023, major ransomware incidents targeted healthcare providers, educational institutions, and large corporations.