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CISA JCDC Will Focus on Energy Sector

Security Affairs

This effort began with the 2018 establishment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) , a Department of Homeland Security division. Strengthen operational integration and collaboration with members of the energy sector. Not long after, attackers targeted six stations in the Pacific Northwest.

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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. The group rapidly weaponized N-day vulnerabilities in popular enterprise applications by using publicly disclosed POCs.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide.

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Leaked documents from Russian firm NTC Vulkan show Sandworm cyberwarfare arsenal

Security Affairs

Energy utilities and oil and gas, but also water utilities and transportation systems, are privileged targets of nation-state actors. ” concludes the report.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has consistently observed Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available information sources and common, well-known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to target U.S. 1 ] continues the advisory.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

GB Impact Energy Services Source New Engineering Canada Yes 52,707 Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Source New Public USA Yes 52,567 Maximum Research Source New Professional services USA Yes 52 GB Terago Source New Telecoms Canada Yes 45 GB Zivilgeometer Source New Engineering Austria Yes 41.83 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Technology USA Yes 204 Ho Chi Minh City Energy Company Source (New) Energy Vietnam Yes 84 Austal USA Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 43 Income Tax Department of India Source (New) Public India Yes 1 Gloucestershire County Council Source (New) Public UK Unknown 1 Daiho Industrial Co.,