Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

“We are reaching out to known LockBit victims and encouraging anyone who suspects they were a victim to visit our Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware) on January 5, 2020.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 108

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. Here’s what I took away from our discussion: Transient hacks. This quickly gets intricately technical.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

Related Stories Citing Attacks On Small Utilities, Dragos Launches Community Defense Program FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. He was quoted as saying that he and his co-conspirators would steal the data and if Tesla refused to pay the ransom the company's secrets would be placed on the internet.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 121

Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

In late 2016, hackers, perhaps acting on behalf of the Russian government, utilized multiple pieces of malware to both knock out power to large segments of Ukraine and to simultaneously disable the phone communications capabilities of the impacted power providers, thereby complicating recovery efforts.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. First, any organization that uses computers and the internet is a potential target of these attacks; there is no such thing as security by obscurity. However, the lighting issue was just the tip of the iceberg.

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Cyber Risk Risk 67

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It’s notable that hacks to gain access to, and maintain control of, industrial control systems are a recurring theme in cyber warfare. And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye. The Saudis aren’t known for being transparent.

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Energy and Utilities Malware Hacking Passwords 330

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Mirai, Jeep Hack, etc.) An IoT device connected to a network is simply a potential bridge between the internet and a malicious entity. Internet Of Things. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. Encryption.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Data collection 96

SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

In a new Enforcement Alert , the agency is calling on water utilities to immediately enhance their digital defenses to protect public health and safety. It cites cyber incidents such as the 2021 Oldsmar water treatment facility hack as examples of real-world risks. water systems often lag behind.

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Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Cybersecurity Risk 97

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In this episode of the podcast #162: according to the non profit that oversees it, the first disruptive hack of the U.S. In this episode of the podcast #162: according to the non profit that oversees it, the first disruptive hack of the U.S. That incident made news in April after the utility reported it to the U.S.

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Cyber Risk Firewall 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. The SolarWinds software that is used by thousands of federal government agencies and corporations in the US and aboard was hacked. Early this year, we leant about a hack into a municipal water filtration system in Florida.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

More than 1,500 organizations worldwide spanning Financial Services, Defense, Manufacturing, Energy, Aerospace, and Transportation Systems trust OPSWAT to secure their files and devices; ensure compliance with industry and government-driven policies and regulations, and protect their reputation, finances,? networking infrastructure.

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Engineering Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Software 124

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Industroyer2 was discovered in the network of a Ukrainian energy provider, and it is very unlikely that the attacker would have been able to develop it without access to the same ICS equipment as used by the victim. Hack and leak. Some of them were particularly sophisticated.

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DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 137

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. In reality, the scheme worked the way any other internet hoax would: the self-professed altruists went off the radar once they received the deposit. Payout notices could arrive by mail, email, or as a text message.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Like any other criminal hack. It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. A village is like a mini conference within a larger conference and it is not just at DEF CON, ICS village is also at RSAC, Hack the Capital, AvergerCon, BSides, and many more. But also war over the internet.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Firmware 52

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. ” What kinds of attacks are experts most concerned about?

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Energy and Utilities Banking Cyber Attacks Cyber threats 278

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. Another word for a strategy like this is a “hack.” ” Hacks follow the rules of a system but subvert their intent.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

“The joint efforts of Proofpoint and PwC researchers provide a moderate confidence assessment that recent campaigns targeting the federal government, energy, and manufacturing sectors globally may represent recent efforts by TA423 / Red Ladon.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, ScanBox). In June 2021, the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Government Media 96

ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Vamosi: Hash initially didn't start out hacking smart meters.

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Engineering Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Firmware 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

” During the last campaign, the hackers targeted multiple sectors including Government, financial, energy, food industry, healthcare, education, IT, and legal institutions. Samples from the Dark Caracal campaign (2017) utilized around 100 commands, compared to the current 120 command version we analyzed.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2022

within network activity logs collected by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), etc.). Finally, it is sometimes possible to obtain a clear picture of what the attackers do once they are inside a network: this encompasses the deployment of additional offensive tools and utilities, but also the commands they type.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From IoT devices to internet-based services, the security of countless devices and web-based services' are dependant upon a secure Linux account privilege model. While these Linux operating systems remain unpatched to prevent exploitation of the CVE-2021-3156 vulnerability, there are waiting to be hacked. Npower App Hack.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware DDOS Accountability 145

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. “Phishing for credentials allows cyber actors to gain control of an organization’s internal systems by utilizing trusted access methods (e.g.: Bronze President, hacking).

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Phishing Authentication 69

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Financial institutions, healthcare, public sector and government agencies, manufacturing, and energy companies are all embracing digital business trends. Store, exchange, and control access to valuable data and any other PII from the Internet and/or any digital infrastructure.

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