Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The researchers pointed out that the use of the KV-Botnet is limited to China-linked actors.

Energy and Utilities 91

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 91

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. On March 23 and 24, a third actor tracked as Black Emeka launched a series of attacks using emails disguised as COVID-19 information. ” continues the report.

Government 62

Government Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 62

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

Energy and Utilities 102

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 102

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

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. GSE is the government agency that operates the Italian electricity market. It’s not clear who was responsible for the breach.

Energy and Utilities 94

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Access Marketing 94

ARMA International

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Whereas the pilots of yesteryear had to decide whether to take their aviation skills and adapt them to space flight, you must choose whether to adapt and expand your records disciplines and apply them to all of your organization’s information – regardless of its data type, format, delivery medium, department, or location. 3 … 2 … 1 ….

Information governance 98

Information governance Government Records Management Energy and Utilities 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 85

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 85

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Eskom transforms inputs from the natural environment – coal, nuclear, fuel, diesel, water, and wind – into more than 90% of the energy supplied to a wide range of customers in South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This week, security experts reported that ESKOM Hld SOC Ltd was having some server issues.

Energy and Utilities 86

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Access Sales 86

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 69

Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 69

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2021

We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation.” Colonial Pipeline is not the first organization in the oil and energy industry targeted by the Darkside ransomware gang, in February the group the Brazilian state-owned electric utility company Copel. Source WSJ.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Energy and Utilities Encryption Marketing 134

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. The attacks were conducted as a retaliatory against destructive cyberattacks that hit the national railway system , maritime traffic at a major Iranian seaport , and gas station payment systems in the country.

Energy and Utilities 83

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 83

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Thus, we cannot say for certain whether the campaign is pursuing criminal mercenary goals or goals correlating with some governments’ interests.

Energy and Utilities 103

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Archiving Authentication 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 93

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Over the years, the group hit defence contractors, manufacturers, universities, government agencies, legal firms involved in diplomatic disputes, and foreign companies involved with Australasian policy or South China Sea operations. . ” read the report published by the experts.

Energy and Utilities 91

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Phishing Government 91

Data Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, has already been tasked with producing a cloud-service governance framework and a standard incident response playbook for federal agencies pursuant to the Biden administration’s recently issued Executive Order on cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity 128

Cybersecurity Communications Government Compliance 128

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The Bandook was spotted last time in 2015 and 2017 campaigns, dubbed “ Operation Manul ” and “ Dark Caracal “, respectively attributed to Kazakh and the Lebanese governments. Samples from the Dark Caracal campaign (2017) utilized around 100 commands, compared to the current 120 command version we analyzed. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 112

Energy and Utilities Government Archiving Education 112

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The man was arrested at the end of August at the Seoul international airport, he has remained stuck in the Asian country since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by the local government and the cancelation of international travel. Targets included hospitals, schools, public utilities, and governments.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Government 93

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 31, 2014

The recent leak of an internal memo to the former Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was widely reported by national news media, has created a national security setback for the United States. In an article published in Intelligent Utility Update , Hunton & Williams partner Paul M.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Risk Security Government 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. Most of the targets were in the Middle East, others were in the U.S., South Korean, and Europe. ” concludes the repor t. . ” concludes the repor t.

Energy and Utilities 69

Energy and Utilities IT Communications Retail 69

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The relevant industry sectors include public communication and information services, energy, transportation, water resources utilization, finance, public service and e-government affairs.

Cybersecurity 49

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Communications Government 49

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The New York Times, citing current and former government officials, revealed that the United States planted a potentially destructive malware in Russia’s electric power grid. ” The hacking operations aimed at warning the Russian Government about the cyber capabilities of the U.S. ” concludes the NYT.

Energy and Utilities 82

Energy and Utilities Mining Paper Government 82

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2000, Forescout entered the security market as an NAC provider and then expanded capabilities to encompass more security and asset control features. Customers for the privately-held customer include Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies.

IoT 98

IoT Compliance Cloud Access 98

IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 10 August. The security basics are really what’s going to prevent a bad day from becoming a catastrophic day”. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog. Visit our website for more information: itgovernance.co.uk.

Honeypots 65

Honeypots Authentication Energy and Utilities Passwords 65

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

This bill would amend the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) authority to issue emergency orders requiring critical infrastructure facility operators to take actions necessary to protect the bulk power system. The American Clean Energy Leadership Act.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Security awareness Education 40

Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

To be counted as “key information infrastructure,” however, the infrastructure must still meet the criterion that severe endangerment of national security, the national economy and the people’s livelihood and the public interest would result if the infrastructure suffers destruction, loss of functionality or leakage of data.

Energy and Utilities 45

Energy and Utilities Security Cybersecurity Manufacturing 45

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Under the Cybersecurity Law, the term “key information infrastructure” generally refers to information infrastructure maintained by certain industry sectors which would seriously jeopardize national security and the public interest should such infrastructures malfunction, or be subject to damage or data leakages.

Cybersecurity 45

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Communications Security 45

Hunton Privacy

JULY 15, 2015

The draft contains, however, a number of provisions that are significant, insofar as they reveal underlying assumptions and priorities that govern the development and promotion of cybersecurity in China. At this point, the Draft Cybersecurity Law has not yet been finalized.

Cybersecurity 45

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Personal data Government 45

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

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Government agencies are also targeted. This is not a case of hoarding; this is stealing, the government argued.

Cloud 52

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Government agencies are also targeted. This is not a case of hoarding; this is stealing, the government argued.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Government agencies are also targeted. This is not a case of hoarding; this is stealing, the government argued.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40