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Ransomware and energy and utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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Threat Intelligence and Energy and Utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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Ransomware and Energy and Utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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Austin Energy Customers Targeted in Vishing Scams After Severe Winter Storm Provokes Utility Outages

Hot for Security

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

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Risk-based security now more important than ever for Energy and Utilities!

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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BrandPost: Cybersecurity Steps for the Energy and Utilities Industry

CSO Magazine

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).

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AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus Energy and Utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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Protecting the energy sector’s industrial IoT

Security Boulevard

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.

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Utilities, Energy Sector Attacked Mainly Via IT, Not ICS

Threatpost

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.

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DMEA Colorado electric utility hit by a disruptive cyberattack

Security Affairs

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.

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Department of Energy Launches 100-day Plan to Accelerate Cybersecurity Detection, Mitigation, and Response Capabilities Across Electric Utilities

Security Boulevard

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.

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Industroyer2 malware targeting Ukrainian energy company

Security Boulevard

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.

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New Report Reveals NikoWiper Malware That Targeted Ukraine Energy Sector

The Hacker News

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.

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Siemens Shares Incident Response Playbook for Energy Infrastructure

Dark Reading

The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts

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FERC, NERC joint report on cyber incident response at electric utilities

Security Affairs

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.

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Cyber Threat to Telecom, Energy and Transport infrastructure in Ireland

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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ISG to Publish Reports on Power and Utilities Industry

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.–(

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Ukraine Alerts Energy Enterprises to Possible Cyberattack Escalation

Security Boulevard

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)

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Building Resiliency in the Energy Industry

Security Boulevard

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.

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Four clever ways smart technology can help create big energy savings

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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Energy Sector's IT Networks in the Bulls-Eye

Dark Reading

Attackers are actively infiltrating energy organizations and utilities for reconnaissance purposes

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New APT ChamelGang Targets energy and aviation companies in Russia

Security Affairs

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.

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'Black Reward' Hacktivist Group Targets Iranian Atomic Energy Org

SecureWorld News

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.

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DoS attack the caused disruption at US power utility exploited a known flaw

Security Affairs

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).

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Siemens Energy Takes Next Step to Protect Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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“Vandalism” Suspected in NC Utility Outage, Foreign Influence Not Ruled Out

Security Boulevard

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 ?.

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US Utilities Targeted with LookBack RAT in a new phishing campaign

Security Affairs

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.

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Coronavirus-themed campaign targets energy sector with PoetRAT

Security Affairs

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.

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Eletrobras, Copel energy companies hit by ransomware attacks

Bleeping Computer

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. [.].

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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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.

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Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware

Security Affairs

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.

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Dept. of Energy announced the Liberty Eclipse exercise to test electrical grid against cyber attacks

Security Affairs

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.

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Dept. of Energy Launches Plan to Protect Electric Grid from Cyberattack

Dark Reading

Over the next 100 days, the DoE will work with electric utilities to improve visibility, detection, and response for industrial control systems

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North American Utilities Expand Digital Transformations to Address Vulnerabilities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.

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‘Everyone’s half asleep, and bosses don’t want trouble’: The struggle to secure utilities

SC Magazine

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.

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Threat actors breached the network of the Italian oil company ENI

Security Affairs

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

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C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces AI for Energy and Climate Security Grantees

CyberSecurity Insiders

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.–(

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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack: What we know so far

Digital Shadows

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

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Hackers targeted ICS/SCADA systems at water facilities, Israeli government warns

Security Affairs

“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.”

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DHS Officials: Hundreds of US Utility Victims Infiltrated by Russian Hackers

Dark Reading

Federal government officials up their count of US energy sector victims from dozens to hundreds, according to a Wall Street Journal report

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Bluetooth Bug Opens Devices to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Threatpost

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

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Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks – Part 2

Security Boulevard

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.

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Police arrests ransomware affiliate behind high-profile attacks

Bleeping Computer

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. [.].