Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group.

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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. The post Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. For Hacking.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Systems administration 59

CGI

JUNE 4, 2020

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Communications Mining Risk 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

Government 76

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 12,539 Cal-Comp Electronics Source New Manufacturing Thailand Yes 12,000 Tax Favored Benefits Source New Finance USA Yes 10,974 US GAO (Government Accountability Office) Source New Public USA Yes 6,600 Dobson Technologies, Inc.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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.

Data Privacy 52

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

Hold Security founder Alex Holden said the group appears to target both active and dormant or inactive small businesses. To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills.

Energy and Utilities 360

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 360

CGI

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Lafayette, Louisiana, is a community with an economy that historically has been driven by the energy sector. In recent years, the City-Parish government (Lafayette Consolidated Government, LCG) has been working to position information technology as one of the new pillars of its economy, creating over 1,000 new technology jobs.

Energy and Utilities 53

Energy and Utilities Education Libraries Digital transformation 53

Interactive Information Management

JANUARY 31, 2014

They become (and currently are) an attractant for other data centers, service providers and a well-educated workforce, a magnet, the "cool factor", a "symbol of transformation", generating tons of political capital and psychological benefit – which tends to be very desirable and valuable in this area near Washington DC.

Energy and Utilities 45

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Akumin Inc. Data breached: 5 TB.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

Cybersecurity 140

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

Data Privacy 52

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Dori Media Group allegedly had more than 100 TB of data exfiltrated The MalekTeam Group claims to have destroyed more than 100 TB of data from Dori Media Group, an international group of media companies in Israel, Switzerland, Argentina, Spain and Singapore. The group is threatening to leak the exfiltrated data.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The Dark Caracal APT group has carried out a series of attacks against multiple sectors using a new variant of a 13-year-old backdoor Trojan. The Dark Caracal cyberespionage group is back, researchers from Check Point uncovered a new series of attack against multiple industries. ” reads the report published by Check Point.

Energy and Utilities 120

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data. Source (New) Education USA Yes 1,493 Kimber Mfg., Data breached: over 300 million records.

Data Privacy 106

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

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. The bill appealed to many privacy-conscious education advocates, and appropriately so. In some cases, the objective of that money is obvious.

Energy and Utilities 115

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Risk Marketing 115

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The lack of Telecoms infrastructure and digital skill development presents a hurdle; however, where investments by local government or overarching organisations close the gap, they will enable in particular economies with young populations. The Public Sector, which consists of Federal, State and Local Government (incl.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

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. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics IT Communications 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

You're really looking at a government agency from some some country who's politically motivated and who can afford to put the money and the time into building a threat like this and who has the insider information from a uranium enrichment facility that would facilitate building a threat? Well, nothing’s impossible. Now that is here.

Energy and Utilities 52

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 52

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

8 TB of data exfiltrated from Advantage Group International Following an outage affecting its leak site (see the ‘Enforcement’ section below), the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is listing only a single incident: a data breach affecting the business management consultant Advantage Group International.

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