Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Spyware Energy and Utilities Malware Engineering 103

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one. Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks.

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Advertising Spyware 97

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sometimes our cell phone detectors were used to catch bad guys trying to wirelessly hack into a network but many times, we are our own worst enemies so the business of detecting and alerting to a common cell phone left in one’s pocket by accident during a confidential meeting has remained a lucrative one.

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Wireless Energy and Utilities Technology Data privacy 86

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mail servers become priority targets In June, Recorded Future warned that BlueDelta (aka Sofacy, APT28, Fancy Bear and Sednit) exploited vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail to hack multiple organizations including government institutions and military entities involved in aviation infrastructure. Drone hacking!

Hacking 109

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 109

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In addition to that, they might ask the victim to cover the “shipping costs” Growing utility rates and an increase in the price of natural resources have prompted several governments to start discussing compensations for the population. Payout notices could arrive by mail, email, or as a text message.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 96

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:02:00] The BBC's Russian-language service reported late Friday that SyTech, a Moscow-based IT firm, had been successfully hacked. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Education 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:02:00] The BBC's Russian-language service reported late Friday that SyTech, a Moscow-based IT firm, had been successfully hacked. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Education 40