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Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom

Security Affairs

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.

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Nova Scotia Power discloses data breach after March security incident

Security Affairs

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.

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CISA JCDC Will Focus on Energy Sector

Security Affairs

Cyber attack instances are steeply rising across all sectors , leaving even the FBI to issue a bulletin about business email compromise (BEC) – the $43 billion scam. Strengthen operational integration and collaboration with members of the energy sector. Not long after, attackers targeted six stations in the Pacific Northwest.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

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. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about.

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The mobile malware threat landscape in 2022

SecureList

Also last year, fraudsters abused the marketplace to spread various scam apps, which promised welfare payments or lucrative energy investments. Mobile adware The Adlo family accounted for the largest share of detected installers (22.07%) in 2022. Scam apps detected as Trojan.AndroidOS.Fakemoney.d and 1.35%).

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The Marvels and Challenges of AI

Webroot

Energy efficiency Smart grids balance energy supply and demand, minimizing wastage. Renewable energy sources integrate seamlessly into the grid. Example: Smart meter: “Solar panels are generating excess energy. Part 2: AI and the need for vigilance in our digital lives The rise of AI scams 1.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2025

SecureList

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. million.

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