Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 140

Energy and Utilities Malware Government Phishing 140

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

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.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 98

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.

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Internet Internet Energy and Utilities IoT 189

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It’s notable that hacks to gain access to, and maintain control of, industrial control systems are a recurring theme in cyber warfare. And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye. The Saudis aren’t known for being transparent.

Energy and Utilities 330

Energy and Utilities Malware Hacking Passwords 330

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

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 Passwords 91

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."

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Identity Theft Healthcare 104

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The report outlines how cyber hacking groups are becoming more specialised and diversified, with some groups now using SME’s security systems as a training ground for new hackers to learn their trade.

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

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 138

Energy and Utilities VPN Manufacturing Firewall 138

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 136

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 136

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.” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware) on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 139

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 139

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 135

Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Technology Government 135

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Netwalker).

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities VPN Advertising 145

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

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.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 136

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The company was commissioned for the development of tools, training programs, and a hacking platform. Files leaked by Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show that Russia-linked Sandworm APT requested it to develop offensive tools.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Media Hacking Technology 98

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.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware) on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 136

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The flaws affect Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 devices, experts warn that that network connectivity for these systems is often enabled exposing them to remote hack. Another vulnerability is related to the use of a vulnerable version of the rssh utility in these products to facilitate file uploads. Apply defense-in-depth strategies.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Advertising Software Hacking 72

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

“Trickbot attacked businesses and victims across the globe and infected millions of computers for theft and ransom, including networks of schools, banks, municipal governments, and companies in the health care, energy, and agriculture sectors,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

Identity Theft 112

Identity Theft Energy and Utilities Malware Banking 112

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

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Users could log into their account any time to see real time positioning of their tracker. An inexpensive phone could be purchased and left in someone’s bag or car for several days while an app communicates with the user’s account to notify them whenever the phone is on the move.

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Wireless Energy and Utilities Technology Data privacy 114

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Unlike vulnerability assessments , pentests involve exploitation, which means you, as an attacker, will hack the system, for real, according to the rules defined before the test. You may use a VPN or install utilities to capture and forward traffic to other subnets, or configure proxychains. If you don’t like manual setups (e.g.,

Penetration Testing 141

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Hacking 141

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mail servers become priority targets In June, Recorded Future warned that BlueDelta (aka Sofacy, APT28, Fancy Bear and Sednit) exploited vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail to hack multiple organizations including government institutions and military entities involved in aviation infrastructure. Drone hacking!

Hacking 141

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 141

Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

With the increase of supply chain attacks on everything from logging software like Log4J to takeovers of important JavaScript packages to compromises of network utility tools like SolarWinds, more and more organizations are recognizing the need to adopt a Zero Trust mindset. The inventory should also include service and admin accounts.

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Software Architecture Energy and Utilities Risk 105

SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These attacks were extremely carefully orchestrated – to conduct them, Lazarus stole the source code of a cryptocurrency-related computer game, promoted social media accounts related to that game, and obtained access to a unique chain of zero-day exploits used to infect targets visiting the game website.

IoT 119

IoT Energy and Utilities Phishing Cryptocurrency 119

Spinone

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are tools ranging from apps for accounting & finance, administration, ERP & logistics, HR & legal, creative tools, web development, office applications, etc. When you suspend a G Suite account, all the apps still have access to sensitive data that was accessible by the user. This can be a potential for a data breach.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Risk Accountability Technology 52

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Up until recently, central banks have acted as the metaphorical custodian of trust, employing complex processes that force populations to participate in bank accounts and credit cards to earn trust benefits, like credit scores. Leading offshore firm Appleby admitted it was the victim of a hack in 2016.

Technology 40

Technology Energy and Utilities Authentication Cyber Attacks 40

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

For many households, energy costs represent a significant part of their overall budget. Enter the utility scam , where crooks pretend to be your utility company so they can threaten and extort as much money from you as they can. The utility scam often works by threatening and scaring victims into making poor decisions.

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Scams Energy and Utilities Advertising Mobile 145

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:02:00] The BBC's Russian-language service reported late Friday that SyTech, a Moscow-based IT firm, had been successfully hacked. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. The attackers are using administrative privileges to create fraudulent student accounts.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Software 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:02:00] The BBC's Russian-language service reported late Friday that SyTech, a Moscow-based IT firm, had been successfully hacked. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. The attackers are using administrative privileges to create fraudulent student accounts.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Software 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:02:00] The BBC's Russian-language service reported late Friday that SyTech, a Moscow-based IT firm, had been successfully hacked. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. The attackers are using administrative privileges to create fraudulent student accounts.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Software 40

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. Unless it was against his bank account.” and European nations.

Energy and Utilities 307

Energy and Utilities Banking Cyber Attacks Technology 307

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. Another word for a strategy like this is a “hack.” ” Hacks follow the rules of a system but subvert their intent.

Energy and Utilities 348

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Technology Government 348

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

It’s about challenging our expectations of people who hack for a living. So the attacker is going to get into the accounting systems to manipulate the data. If you want to get to put the energy into it. And and that spans everything from commercial companies, to militaries, to utilities to hospitals.

Banking 40

Banking Energy and Utilities Government Firewall 40

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From IoT devices to internet-based services, the security of countless devices and web-based services' are dependant upon a secure Linux account privilege model. While these Linux operating systems remain unpatched to prevent exploitation of the CVE-2021-3156 vulnerability, there are waiting to be hacked. Npower App Hack.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Ransomware DDOS Accountability 145

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. In a series of blog posts , Microsoft said a hacking group operating out of China which it calls Hafnium , was exploiting the vulnerability. . ISPs, utilities) and energy sector firms (i.e.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Hacking Banking 122