Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Online payment systems were not impacted by the attack.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware IT Security 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 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.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Financial Services 95

CGI

JANUARY 14, 2020

Solving data challenges to accelerate the energy transition. Tue, 01/14/2020 - 02:21. The energy transition is a technological, cultural and organizational sea change—and data is the means by which utilities can solve the foundational challenges of the transition. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. More complex coordination.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Unstructured data Marketing Access 52

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Because technology changes faster than regulatory standards, in 2020, FERC staff “reasoned that an incentive-based framework would allow a public utility to tailor its request for incentives to the potential challenges it faces and take responsive action. Background. FERC proposed two approaches for cybersecurity investment incentives.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Risk Security 62

CGI

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Strategize your next move to become a utilities leader, delivering value at scale and pace. Mon, 02/03/2020 - 01:59. Additionally, utilities leaders say their IT investments have increased, and they have moved beyond progressing with discrete digital projects, such as mobile applications.

Energy and Utilities 92

Energy and Utilities Retail Digital transformation Analytics 92

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. energy facilities. billion euros in 2020 alone. Dragonfly 2.0, ” HYDRA. .

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CGI

MARCH 13, 2017

Emerging business models in the utilities industry. In the utilities industry, new business models are emerging, many of which are closely linked to the pressing need to embrace a low carbon economy. This shift is driving changes in demand, caused by increased electrification, and in production, with more renewable energy generation.

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Energy and Utilities Marketing Blockchain Retail 40

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.

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Energy and Utilities Communications Mining Risk 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

What else would you expect from the final month of 2020 than the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents we’ve ever recorded? That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. LockBit ransomware attacks have resulted in ransom payments exceeding $144 million for recovery. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 82

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Australia’s Alinta Energy accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at risk (unknown). The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

In March 2021, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) power utility confirmed early this week that it has been hacked over the weekend. In June 2021, a large fire at the Luma’s Monacillo electrical substation in San Juan for Puerto Rico’s new electricity provider, Luma Energy, caused major blackouts across Puerto Rico on Thursday.

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Energy and Utilities Access Security IT 96

CGI

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The future of energy services: time for a step change in using data to improve the customer experience. While robotic process automation (RPA) can be used to automate many industry processes, how do utilities ensure they automate the right processes rather than just use “tech for tech’s sake”? Mon, 09/14/2020 - 12:13.

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Energy and Utilities Customer Experience 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 91

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 91

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Since August 2020, the group has launched its leak site to threaten its victim to release the stolen data. Recently the Conti gang hit the attack on the Australian energy CS Energy and threaten to leak the stolen files. Experts speculate the operators are members of a Russia-based cybercrime group known as Wizard Spider.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities IT Libraries 120

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2021

The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 ” reads a statement published by the gang on its leak site.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Encryption Marketing 130

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

A joint research conducted by Mandiant with a collective of media outlets (including Papertrail Media, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and Washington Post) focused on documents, dated between 2016 and 2020, belonging to NTC Vulkan (Russian: НТЦ Вулкан). ” concludes the report.

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Energy and Utilities Education Ransomware IT 83

Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Congratulations to our 30 colleagues, including Kate Heinzelman and Tomoki Ishiara , for their election to the Sidley Austin partnership , effective January 1, 2020. Her practice focuses on investigations, counseling, and litigation on technology, privacy, and regulatory matters, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

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Energy and Utilities Privacy Financial Services Data Privacy 78

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state attacks, critical infrastructure organizations are under siege.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT Risk 71

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

The attacks took place between mid-2019 and early 2021, the Russia-linked threat actor used a Kubernetes cluster to conduct anonymized brute force access against hundreds of government organizations and businesses worldwide, including think tanks, defense contractors, energy firms. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 86

Energy and Utilities Military Cybersecurity Cloud 86

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

” Between January 30 and April 30, 2020, the researchers observed three SilverTerrier groups launching ten COVID-19-themed malware campaigns, some of them also targeted organizations involved in the COVID-19 response. “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor. ” continues the report.

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Government Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 61

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2024

Many managers in asset-intensive industries like energy, utilities or process manufacturing, perform a delicate high-wire act when managing inventory. trillion, up from USD 864 billion in 2019 to 2020. What’s at stake?

Energy and Utilities 78

Energy and Utilities Analytics Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 78

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

billion in reported losses, up from 2020’s 791,790 complaints and $4.2 Energy and utility companies have been some of the most high-profile cyber attacks in recent memory, such as the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack or the Delta-owned Monroe Energy attack in November 2021. billion in reported losses. billion.

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 116

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

” The list of vulnerabilities targeted by the Chinese hackers are: CVE-2020-5902 : F5 Big-IP Vulnerability – CISA has conducted incident response engagements at Federal Government and commercial entities where the threat actors exploited CVE-2020-5902. 1 ] continues the advisory.

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Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 69

Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The "BLURtooth" flaw allows attackers within wireless range to bypass authentication keys and snoop on devices utilizing implementations of Bluetooth 4.0 through 5.0.

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Authentication Security 106

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. million customers and around 10,000 people.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Passwords Access 120

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Another vulnerability is related to the use of a vulnerable version of the rssh utility in these products to facilitate file uploads. and below, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) software version 4.0.0 and below, and Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN) software version 1.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Access Passwords 45

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Crypto firm Nomad loses nearly $200 million in bridge hack (unknown) Solana and Slope confirm wallet security breach (8,000) Malaysian payment gateway platform iPay88 suffers data leak (unknown) Ypsilanti-area utility customers’ bank information exposed (2,00) Chester Upland schools victim of BEC scheme to the tune of $3 million (unknown).

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

CGI

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

By 2020, the European Union (EU) aims to replace 80% of household electricity meters with smart meters. This is because smart meters are widely regarded as a key to reducing both energy consumption and emission levels. in the utilities sector. . ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Fri, 11/15/2019 - 05:52. Wouldn’t that be devastating?

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Privacy Mining Analytics 40

CGI

APRIL 22, 2020

Balancing speed and stability to reinvent utility operations for the energy transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored our need for a reliable energy supply, which is something we typically take for granted. Today, utilities must respond to rapidly changing demand profiles caused by stay-at-home orders.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Retail Marketing Customer Experience 52

CGI

APRIL 13, 2016

Demand response is one of many resources that have been used to satisfy the increasing demand for electricity, but with net energy consumption remaining relatively static in recent years, what is the future role, if any, for demand response? To begin with, the growing use of low-carbon technologies could increase net energy use again.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Retail Marketing Communications 40

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime. 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. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

Energy and Utilities 351

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 351

Data Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A string of Governmental announcements have increasingly sounded the alarm about the growing cybersecurity threat facing the energy sector. Among other things, these reports have announced that state-sponsored cyber actors have successfully gained access to the control rooms of utilities. Mandated Expansion of Reliability Standards.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Authentication 68

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

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 28, 2023

Since its launch in 2020, DATA ONE has been successfully adopted by multinational companies across sectors, including insurance and banking, automotive, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics and telco. It plans, manages and monitors integration flows, allowing clients to control data throughout its end-to-end lifecycle.

Energy and Utilities 57

Energy and Utilities Cloud Libraries Insurance 57

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

Apple was one of the first manufacturers to test the appetite for 5G in 2020 by offering its newest iPhone with 5G compatibility. Currently, programs are being tested that would see 5G-enabled AI assist in everything from smarter energy management to the routing of 911 calls.

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Cloud IoT Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence 61