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. The eagle goes phishing The spreading method used by BlindEagle is via phishing emails. Spam campaigns impersonating financial and banking entities are also common.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Malware Banking 130

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Cobalt Strike – now owned by HelpSystems – provides various packages and tools to detect outdated software, generate malware , test endpoints , or run spear phishing campaigns that maximize success rate. It’s a pretty clever way to hide malicious instructions using DNS entries and some obfuscation algorithm the Beacon can decode.

Energy and Utilities 131

Energy and Utilities DNS Penetration Testing Ransomware 131

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. That library was then loaded by the legitimate MsMpEng.exe by utilizing the DLL side-loading technique. The link leads to a RAR archive that masquerades as a Word document.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 132

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). Utilizing their open standard Blokcerts, companies can transparently manage identities and activity on a real-time secure blockchain.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 136

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

You may use a VPN or install utilities to capture and forward traffic to other subnets, or configure proxychains. phishing) Memory corruptions Wi-Fi attacks Kali is a wonderful toolbox, because it has tools for a wide range of pentests. Besides, attacking tools can send multiple probes or headers along with their requests (e.g.,

Penetration Testing 141

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Hacking 141

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

DroxiDat, a lean variant of SystemBC that acts as a system profiler and simple SOCKS5-capable bot, was detected at an electric utility company. The C2 (command and control) infrastructure for the incident involved an energy-related domain, ‘powersupportplan[.]com’, com’, that resolved to an already suspicious IP host.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 136