Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

is a vertically integrated electric utility serving the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Its operations encompass generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, utilizing a diverse mix of energy sources including coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, tidal, oil, and biomass. or Caribbean utilities.

Energy and Utilities 83

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Accountability 83

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A statement from the Ukrainian government issued earlier this week warns energy enterprises inside of Ukraine and those of allies worldwide to increase alert for potential cyberattacks related to current Russia-Ukraine war dynamics. (1) 8 ) Germany seized further energy assets tied to Russia ( 9 ) from Ukraine recapturing some territory. (

Energy and Utilities 128

Energy and Utilities DDOS Government Malware 128

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

JCDC will map systemic risk and response by accounting for the following: Understanding inherent risks posed by open-source software used for industrial controls Reduce supply chain risk in critical infrastructure by employing remote monitoring, managed service, and managed security providers.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Risk Cyber Risk 98

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

Hacking 363

Hacking Cybercrime Energy and Utilities Accountability 363

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” ” continues the report.

Phishing 98

Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 98

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources. Department of Defense, to global tech giants, to utilities, banks and other vital services.

Energy and Utilities 100

Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Financial Services Government 100

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Encoders, for instance, consume significantly more energy than decoders – sometimes as much as 5 to 10 times as much energy, in comparison. Optimizing energy use Carbon footprint assessment must encompass all direct and indirect emissions within the value chain. Embracing energy-efficient design principles.

Energy and Utilities 196

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Technology Marketing 196

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Power modules must continue to advance; energy consumption of big digital systems must continue to become more and more efficient to support the smart commercial buildings and transportation systems of the near future, Rosteck says. Energy at the edges. How microcontrollers distribute energy is a very big deal.

Internet 189

Internet Internet Energy and Utilities IoT 189

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The malware utilizes cloud resources for its C2 (command and control) servers, which it accesses via APIs using authentication tokens. Interestingly, Twelve shares infrastructure, utilities and TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures) with the DARKSTAR ransomware group (formerly known as Shadow or COMET).

Energy and Utilities 104

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 104

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. “It makes sense, because they’ve already got control over all these dormant businesses,” he said.

Identity Theft 363

Identity Theft Small Business Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics 363

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to a forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales are expected to reach an all-time high in 2022. The primary technology to decarbonize the road transport sector, which accounts for 16% of world emissions , is electric automobiles. million EVs in the United States utilizes less than 0.5

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities Accountability Advertising Risk 132

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Division D: Energy: Title 1: Subtitle B: Cybersecurity.

Energy and Utilities 108

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Technology Architecture 108

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies. They use a botnet to feed a large number of usernames and passwords into accounts associated with the targeted entity.

Energy and Utilities 330

Energy and Utilities Malware Hacking Passwords 330

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

Additionally, Head Mare attacks utilized command-and-control (C2) servers exclusively linked to Twelve prior to these incidents. This confirms the trend of hacktivists exploiting trusted relationships (T1199 Trusted Relationship and T1078 Valid Accounts). Persistence The method of establishing persistence has changed.

Energy and Utilities 79

Energy and Utilities Software Accountability Phishing 79

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Utilities Industry – Services and Solutions report for North America finds lockdowns and social-distancing requirements revealed new vulnerabilities in an industry that traditionally has focused on the risks of weather and natural disasters, the report says.

Digital transformation 52

Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Marketing Technology 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

The first one goes as follows: According to a study conducted by Digital Shadows Photon research team, and their report dubbed “Account Takeover in 2022,” about 25 billion email addresses and phone numbers, along with an equivalent number of credit card details and related logins, are available on the web.

Energy and Utilities 91

Energy and Utilities Hacking Cyber Attacks Accountability 91

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” APT28 group deployed Python scripts on compromised EdgeRouters to collect and validate stolen webmail account credentials.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 133

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing VPN Firewall 136

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A threat actor under the user name of DangerSklif (perhaps in reference to Moscow’s emergency hospital ) created a GitHub account and uploaded the first part of the attack on November 8. ps1 downloads the decoy PDF file from the same Github account and stores it in the Downloads directory. Figure 4: lnk file. Simliar to lib207.ps1

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Encryption Accountability 145

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Environmental – including climate change and associated catastrophic risks, environmental damage, greenhouse gas emission, pandemic, food insecurity and energy transition risk. For more information please go to: beazley.com Media contact: Craig Ingber, Account Manager, Omnia Paratus, T: 908-403-2191, craig@omniaparatus.com # # #

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

SMS hijacking Another new feature introduced in this campaign is SMS hijacking, a critical technique for compromising bank accounts and services that rely on SMS for two-factor authentication. By utilizing PackageInstaller , the malware writes the APK to the device in the background and completes the installation automatically, unnoticed.

Banking 108

Banking Malware Energy and Utilities Encryption 108

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. One recent study demonstrated how, by analyzing readings from a smart home, such as energy consumption, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels, and humidity changes, it was possible to triangulate what someone had for dinner.

Internet 189

Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. The group uses an SSH tunnel for C2 and manages to steal the Active Directory database to access credentials for users’ accounts.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Accountability Education Media 98

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The City of Brotherly Love discovered an incident on May 24 after noting suspicious activity on city email accounts; but the City just reported the breach days ago. Also, on August 22, 2023, we became aware that the at-issue email accounts include email accounts that may contain protected health information."

Hacking 104

Hacking Energy and Utilities Identity Theft Healthcare 104

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Technology Government 132

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. million customers and around 10,000 people.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Energy and Utilities VPN Advertising 145

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” “The technical infiltration and disruption is only the beginning of a series of actions against LockBit and their affiliates.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 133

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” “The technical infiltration and disruption is only the beginning of a series of actions against LockBit and their affiliates. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 137

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Industries such as healthcare and energy and utilities are susceptible and arguably the most vulnerable to ransomware or other cybersecurity incidents. The customer was notified about the successful phishing attack and requested additional information about what occurred between the successful attack and when the account was disabled.

Cybersecurity 128

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Energy and Utilities Ransomware 128

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” . “The technical infiltration and disruption is only the beginning of a series of actions against LockBit and their affiliates.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 133

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Energy utilities and oil and gas, but also water utilities and transportation systems, are privileged targets of nation-state actors. ” concludes the report.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Media Hacking Technology 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Another vulnerability is related to the use of a vulnerable version of the rssh utility in these products to facilitate file uploads. and below, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) software version 4.0.0 and below, and Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN) software version 1.1.0 Apply defense-in-depth strategies.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Advertising Software Hacking 72

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware. costing an estimated $18.88

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 120

SecureList

AUGUST 19, 2024

They have been targeting entities in multiple sectors, including governmental institutions, financial companies, energy and oil and gas companies, among others. Dynamic DNS services utilized for resolving the addresses of servers hosting the group’s malicious artifacts. The group demonstrates great adaptability between campaigns.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Malware Banking 135

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 14, 2021

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Energy and Utilities 85

Energy and Utilities Marketing Healthcare Media 85

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

Yesterday I was using Twitter when I noticed the following alert issued by the account managed by the US Cyber Command : USCYBERCOM has discovered active malicious use of CVE-2017-11774 and recommends immediate #patching. These executables are both downloaders that utilize powershell to load the PUPY RAT. South Korean, and Europe. .

Energy and Utilities 110

Energy and Utilities Malware Advertising InfoSec 110