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DoS attack the caused disruption at US power utility exploited a known flaw

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A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

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USB Drives shipped with Schneider Solar Products were infected with malware

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Both products are part of the solar energy offering of the vendor. ComBox is a communications and monitoring device for installers and operators of Conext solar systems. Schneider revealed that the USB drives were infected with a malware during manufacturing at a third-party supplier’s facility. ” continues the advisory.

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Coronavirus-themed campaign targets energy sector with PoetRAT

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Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

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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. I moved here at the end of 2014. Hash: So I moved.