Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. In a recent survey, 93% of respondents admitted to knowingly increasing their companys cybersecurity risks.

Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2025

This trend reflects increasing awareness of OT cyber risk and the need for executive-level accountability," Fortinet notes. Fortinet warns that nation-state and ransomware actors remain highly active, with manufacturing once again the most targeted sector. Despite the gains, the threat landscape is escalating.

CISO

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2025

Manufacturing: the traditional process of setting up manufacturing units costs Smart factories and predictive maintenance. Furthermore, the constant growth in data breaches and the requirement for zero-trust architectures are further boosting the use of DSPM.

Marketing

SecureWorld News

JUNE 30, 2025

Compare this to a 200-person manufacturing company's entire IT budget. attempted to access the fake accounting server using stolen credentials." For manufacturing companies, this is crucial: ransomware attacks can halt production lines within hours, creating cascading supply chain effects. The economics don't add up.

Manufacturing

Google Security

JANUARY 23, 2025

Identity Check rolling out to Pixel and Samsung One UI 7 devices Were officially launching Identity Check, first on Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices eligible for One UI 7 1 , to provide better protection for your critical account and device settings. It will roll out to supported Android devices from other manufacturers later this year.

Identity Theft

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2025

A compliance-first example: Healthcare and HIPAA A healthcare organization, seeking to avoid fines, legal liability, and reputational damage, starts by aligning with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). A focus on risk—not just regulation alone—drives this strategy for business growth and competitive advantage.

Risk

SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

In 2021, SITA, a major IT provider for Star Alliance and OneWorld members, was breached, exposing the data of over 2 million frequent-flyer accounts across multiple global carriers. In 2018, Cathay Pacific suffered what remains one of the most serious data breaches in airline history, compromising the personal information of up to 9.4

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The 8Base ransomware group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT. Source Nation Thailand The gang compromised at least 17 Swiss companies using the Phobos ransomware between April 2023 and October 2024.

Ransomware

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Campaign B (2023): Exploited software vulnerabilities in networking devices, focusing on semiconductor, manufacturing, and aerospace sectors. Ensure that administrative accounts are restricted, and monitor for any inactive accounts. ” reads the report published by NPA.“This VS Code).

Antivirus

SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2025

Top cybercrime categories: Phishing/spoofing: 193,407 complaints Extortion: 86,415 complaints Personal data breaches: 64,882 complaints Cryptocurrency-related scams: Nearly 150,000 complaints involved cryptocurrency, accounting for $9.3 Other critical sectors, including manufacturing and government facilities, also faced significant threats.

Cybercrime

SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

For this purpose, the malware periodically transmits a wealth of device information (MAC address, model, CPU, manufacturer, IMEI, IMSI, etc.), Malicious task code Initially, the malicious task tries to obtain the victim’s account details. along with the host application name and version, to its command-and-control server.

Cryptocurrency

SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

Phishing accounted for nearly 25% of all breaches. Manufacturing: IP theft and ransomware are top risks; OT/ICS systems still lag in basic controls. And it's not slowing down." This reinforces the urgency of robust identity and access management strategiesespecially for protecting cloud and SaaS applications.

CISO

Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

The ransomware targets unpatched internet-facing servers, impacting systems across 70+ countries in sectors like critical infrastructure, health care, governments, education, technology, manufacturing, and small- to medium-sized businesses. This threat hunt identifies accounts at risk of this attack vector.

VPN

SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2025

By the end of the call, she had authorized $25 million in transfers to overseas accounts. Now, relatively unsophisticated criminals can download AI models and follow step-by-step tutorials to manufacture fake personas or instructions. Many unwittingly gave away login codes, leading to drained accounts.

Banking

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

As is the case with most hacktivist groups, Head Mare maintains a public account on the X social network, which it uses to post information about some of its victims. Head Mare post on X Head Mare has targeted a variety of industries, including government, energy, transportation, manufacturing and entertainment.

Energy and Utilities

Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

77% of organizations have the overprivileged default Compute Engine service account configured in Google Vertex AI Notebooks which puts all services built on this default Compute Engine at risk. The proliferation of IoT devices in homes and businesses has created a significant security challenge.

Risk

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 11, 2025

BlackSuit also targeted manufacturing, technology, retail, and government organizations—industries that may have provided richer logging data to strengthen the case for a takedown. Measures include securing privileged accounts, locking down lateral movement tools like PowerShell, and limiting Domain Admin privileges.

Ransomware

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sysdig discovered the threat when it found in its cloud honeypot a strange bucket using a compromised account. These flaws could particularly affect smart devices in manufacturing and supply chain environments. They’ve stolen over 10,000 cloud credentials thus far, Sysdig reports.

Software

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2025

A compliance-first example: Healthcare and HIPAA A healthcare organization, seeking to avoid fines, legal liability, and reputational damage, starts by aligning with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). A focus on risk—not just regulation alone—drives this strategy for business growth and competitive advantage.

Risk

Adam Shostack

JUNE 16, 2025

When placing a product with digital elements on the market, the manufacturer shall include the cybersecurity risk assessment referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article in the technical documentation required pursuant to Article 31 and Annex VII.” a description of the design.

Risk

Penetration Testing

JUNE 17, 2025

It enables technicians to configure, monitor, and manage programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other WAGO components used in automation environments across manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. The WAGO Device Manager is a configuration tool embedded in the firmware of WAGO’s industrial control systems (ICS).

Firmware

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

CISA and FBI urge manufacturers to use proven prevention methods and mitigations to eliminate this class of defect while urging software customers to demand secure products from manufacturers that include these preventions, the agencies wrote in a joint fact sheet.

Banking

Jane Frankland

MAY 30, 2025

The European Union’s AI Act , for example, represents a proactive attempt to mitigate AI risks while ensuring transparency and accountability. Build trust in AI technologies, promoting wider adoption across industries like healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. Lessons from the European Union and Beyond While the U.S

Risk

SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2025

Manufacturing and logistics firms, increasingly digitized and AI-driven, are acutely at risk: state-aligned hackers are "infiltrating the digital arteries of commerce" from ports to payment systems. Organizations today utilize an average of 131 third-party APIs in their systems, and APIs now account for over 70% of all web traffic.

Manufacturing

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

This confirms the trend of hacktivists exploiting trusted relationships (T1199 Trusted Relationship and T1078 Valid Accounts). They use these accounts to connect to the server via RDP to transfer and execute tools interactively. zip Lateral Movement The attackers used RDP to connect to systems, including with privileged accounts.

Energy and Utilities

Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

Specifically, CISA and USCG assessors had the most success gaining initial access, attaining network permanence, evading defenses and moving laterally by using valid accounts, phishing schemes and default credentials all simple attack methods. Tenable was one of the 68 original signatories of the pledge.

Cybersecurity

Digital Shadows

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Figure 1: BreachForums post advertises data from US retailer recently acquired by another retailer Exploring the Patterns in M&A Incidents Manufacturing Most at Risk Our analysis of customer data from 2024 found the manufacturing sector faced the most M&A-related issues, accounting for 42% of customer M&A incidents.

Cybersecurity

IT Security Guru

MARCH 26, 2025

Until the last ten years or so, we would largely categorise robots as reactive with mostly industrial applications in areas like manufacturing or warehousing. The pace of AI maturity as it enters its eighth decade has led industry experts to name this the intelligent era and I wholeheartedly agree.

Cybersecurity

Veracode Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

These pivotal liability rules hold manufacturers accountable for harm caused by software vulnerabilities, urging them to prioritize cybersecurity and compliance. Here’s how manufactures should think about navigating these new compliance challenges.

Software

SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

While AI chatbot accounts are already being traded on the dark web as a result of malware activity targeting individuals, an AI provider storage breach affecting clients at the corporate level could result in the compromise of even more sensitive data.

Internet

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Example: A pharmaceutical manufacturer uses an AI tool to help them test and refine their drug formulas. The model it’s built on collects the manufacturer’s formula data to retrain its model. Committees should also ask how the model authenticates user permissions—is it using an administrative account or acting on behalf of the user?

Energy and Utilities

Centraleyes

JUNE 26, 2025

These milestones help ensure the remediation process is not only tracked but also keeps the organization accountable. cloud, manufacturing, classified enclaves). Setting Milestones: The POA&M will establish clear milestones and deadlines for resolving the deficiencies. How much should I budget for a Level 2 certification?

Penetration Testing

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

Last week it became known that a police account was hacked. In 2024, it also hit aerospace firms and high-tech manufacturers, likely to steal sensitive data about weapons production and deliveries to Ukraine. Threat actors broke into a police system and gained access to work-related contact details of multiple officers.

Data breaches

BH Consulting

JULY 30, 2025

This is proven to work in industries like car manufacturing. That will tell you what cybersecurity is needed, and also where your cybersecurity needs to take the workflow into account.” You’re looking to get a snapshot of the organisation’s workflows and processes.

Cybersecurity

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As a guest on the recent episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast , he mentioned that over 13 billion user accounts already have the option of using a passkey instead of a password – and the technology has already been adopted and deployed by consumer services and enterprises alike. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

Passwords

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. Cloud services alerts increased by 20% due to rising cloud account usage, while malicious file alerts in phishing attacks remain high, exploiting users’ tendencies to open files.

Cyber Attacks

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

These challenges include bias and discrimination embedded in algorithms, privacy violations due to enhanced surveillance capabilities, and the difficulty of assigning accountability for decisions made by AI systems. Ethics The ethical challenges posed by advancing AI technologies will demand urgent attention in 2025.

Cybersecurity