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CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 3, 2021
This is a blog series focused on providing energy and utility industries with helpful insights and practical, helpful information on cybersecurity. The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased focus on cybersecurity.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 10, 2021
This is the second in a blog series dedicated to the energy and utility industries. It is increasingly common to hear about cyber threats to energy and utility industries. The post Threat Intelligence and Energy and Utilities appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 4, 2021
This is a blog series focused on providing energy and utility industries with helpful insights and practical, helpful information on cybersecurity. The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased focus on cybersecurity.
Hot for Security
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Utility provider Austin Energy is warning residents that scammers are exploiting the chaos surrounding the severe winter storms that cut power to millions of Texans and left many households freezing. Alerts Industry News Austin Energy impersonation scammers utility scam vishing
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 18, 2021
This is the third of three blogs in a series to help the energy and utility industries. You can read the first blog on Ransomware and Energy and Utilities and the second blog on Threat Intelligence and Energy and Utilities as well. for utilizing IoT.
CSO Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased the need to focus on cybersecurity. Without a doubt, one of the most game-changing innovations is the Internet of Things (IoT).
CyberSecurity Insiders
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
As energy and utilities companies strive to use the edge to innovate new solutions for delivering more efficient and resilient services, cybersecurity risks to carrying out those business missions loom large. Rapid rate of energy and utility innovation.
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 24, 2022
By Steve Hanna, Co-chair of TCG’s Industrial Work Group and IoT Work Group Many sectors now utilize Internet of Things (IoT) equipment to drive digital transformation, and ultimately increase automation and efficiency.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Critical Infrastructure administrative credentials attack behaviors data exfiltration energy sector ICS Industrial Control Systems Spying the report utilities vectraStealing administrative credentials to carry out months-long spy campaigns is a top threat.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 6, 2021
A ransomware attack hit an electric utility in Colorado causing a significant disruption and damage. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) is a local electric cooperative located in Colorado, it is part of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 29, 2021
Department of Energy (DOE) announced a 100-day plan to safeguard critical infrastructure from persistent and sophisticated threats. On April 20, 2021 the U.S. Working with the U.S.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 18, 2022
The new variant, dubbed Industroyer2 , directly interacts with electrical utility equipment to send commands to the substation devices that control the flow of power. The post Industroyer2 malware targeting Ukrainian energy company appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The Hacker News
JANUARY 31, 2023
The Russia-affiliated Sandworm used yet another wiper malware strain dubbed NikoWiper as part of an attack that took place in October 2022 targeting an energy sector company in Ukraine.
Dark Reading
MARCH 6, 2020
The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
The US FERC and NERC published a study on cyber incident response at electric utilities that also includes recovery best practices. electric utilities. A cyber attack could have a severe impact on the operations of the utilities and consequent economical losses.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 4, 2021
An official statement released by a top Cyber Official of UK says that telecom, energy and transport sectors in Ireland are facing extreme cyber threats from foreign nations.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 27, 2023
The study results on power and utilities services will be published in a comprehensive ISG Provider Lens report, called Power and Utilities Industry — Services and Solutions 2023, scheduled to be released in June. STAMFORD, Conn.–(
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)
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Energy and Utility industries are among some of the most targeted sectors in regards to cyberattacks. The post Building Resiliency in the Energy Industry appeared first on Iceberg Networks.
CyberSecurity Insiders
MARCH 26, 2021
Indeed, the benefits of using smart meters to monitor and reduce our energy use has been well documented. However, this is not the only benefit when it comes to saving energy. Through IoT analytics, it achieved a 12% reduction in energy consumption over the course of three years.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Attackers are actively infiltrating energy organizations and utilities for reconnaissance purposes
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2021
ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia. The attackers placed collected data on web servers on the compromised network and then downloaded them using the Wget utility.
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) recently announced that one of its subsidiaries' email servers were breached by the hacktivist group "Black Reward," which published the stolen data on the Dark Web. But it's not just hacktivists utilizing cybersecurity tools.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. The report did not include the name of the utility company that suffered the incident. . SecurityAffairs – power utility, hacking).
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 21, 2022
This expanded relationship includes listing Siemens Energy’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) industrial cyber security solution in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog that makes it easy for customers to find, compare, and immediately start using the software and services that run on AWS.
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Intentional criminal acts are being reported in North Carolina, as utilities describe a wide and “complicated” recovery ahead. Both Moore County Sheriff … Continue reading “Vandalism” Suspected in NC Utility Outage, Foreign Influence Not Ruled Out ?.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Security experts at Proofpoint observed a new wave of phishing attacks aimed at US Utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint have discovered a new series of phishing attacks targeting entities US utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. targeting three US companies in the utility sector. This time the attackers used phishing emails impersonating a licensing body related to the utilities sector.
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.
Bleeping Computer
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), two major electric utilities companies in Brazil have announced that they suffered ransomware attacks over the past week. [.].
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JANUARY 13, 2021
Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2018
This is the first time the Department of Energy will test the electrical grid’s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. The Department of Energy wants to test the resilience of an electrical grid to a cyber attack, so it’s going to launch the first hands-on exercise to test the ability of the operators of such infrastructure in recovering from a blackout caused by a cyber attack.
Dark Reading
APRIL 20, 2021
Over the next 100 days, the DoE will work with electric utilities to improve visibility, detection, and response for industrial control systems
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.
SC Magazine
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Padraic O’Reilly, co-founder of cyber risk firm CyberSaint, shared insights with SC Media, having worked directly with water systems, electric providers, energy companies and other utilities to assess cyber risk and prevent cyberattacks. Water treatment plant in Washington State.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 31, 2022
The Italian energy sector appears to be under attack, over the weekend, Italy’s energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA was hit by a cyber attack. Breaking News Hacking energy industry GSE hacking news information security news Pierluigi Paganini ransomware Security News
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 11, 2021
DTI awards, focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and digital transformation to advance energy efficiency and lead the way to a lower-carbon, higher-efficiency economy that will ensure energy and climate security. URBANA, Ill. & & BERKELEY, Calif.–(
Digital Shadows
MAY 10, 2021
On 07 May 2021, a ransomware attack impacted the network of the US energy operator Colonial Pipeline disrupting operations and. Cybercrime and Dark Web Research Colonial Pipeline Cybercrime Gas Oil Ransomware Threat Intelligence Utilities
Security Affairs
APRIL 27, 2020
“The system calls on companies and entities in the energy and water sectors to immediately exchange passwords from the Internet to the control systems, reduce Internet connectivity and ensure that the most up-to-date version of controllers is installed.”
Dark Reading
JULY 24, 2018
Federal government officials up their count of US energy sector victims from dozens to hundreds, according to a Wall Street Journal report
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The "BLURtooth" flaw allows attackers within wireless range to bypass authentication keys and snoop on devices utilizing implementations of Bluetooth 4.0 bluetooth classic Bluetooth Low Energy BLURtooth Cross-Transport Key Derivation CVE-2020-15802 Man-in-the-middle attacks MitM
Security Boulevard
MAY 5, 2021
They form the backbone of industrialized society, including energy and power grids, food and beverage plants, oil and gas refineries, recycling plants, transportation systems, water treatment plants, manufacturing facilities and many more. Energy.
Bleeping Computer
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Romanian law enforcement authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking and stealing sensitive info from the networks of multiple high-profile companies worldwide, including a large Romanian IT company with clients from the retail, energy, and utilities sectors. [.].
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