eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. Phishing complaints were reported over 300,000 times in 2021 to IC3, the only Internet crime to crack 100,000+ complaints.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 120

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. Once gained initial access to an organization, the threat actors deploy a custom PowerShell script to gather intelligence on the target. ” concludes Microsoft.

Energy and Utilities 88

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 88

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. According to the indictment, the campaigns against the energy sector campaign involved two phases. ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Government Cybersecurity Military 93

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 9, 2018

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held public briefings about an attempt by a state-sponsored Russian hacking group to target control systems for U.S. DHS’ webinar explained that the hackers obtained access to vendors providing computer services to electric utilities companies. electrical grids and power plants.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Risk Access 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT Risk 71

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.

Ransomware 128

Ransomware Energy and Utilities Passwords Access 128

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line caught out by phishing scam (unknown). Australia’s Defence Force Recruiting systems were taken offline after security breach (unknown). Victoria, Australia, school says former student gained unauthorised access to sensitive data (90,000). Ransomware. Data breaches. School District (+24).

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Energy and Utilities Systems administration Access Cybersecurity 212

Ascent Innovations

MAY 17, 2018

The utilities and energy industries experienced high indicators of attack activity, suggests that attackers have access to critical infrastructure and are waiting to exploit this access. Email phishing remains the top malware delivery mechanism. Critical infrastructure. Healthcare IoT.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities IoT Mining Financial Services 40

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Cobalt Strike was created a decade ago by Raphael Mudge as a tool for security professionals. Cobalt Strike – now owned by HelpSystems – provides various packages and tools to detect outdated software, generate malware , test endpoints , or run spear phishing campaigns that maximize success rate.

Energy and Utilities 131

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Communications Security 131

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

The issue is a security feature bypass vulnerability that affects Microsoft Outlook. ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. . ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. These executables are both downloaders that utilize powershell to load the PUPY RAT. South Korean, and Europe. .

Energy and Utilities 81

Energy and Utilities Phishing Government Authentication 81

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. For now, Kali is primarily known for its roughly 600 open source pentesting tools, allowing pentesters to easily install a full range of offensive security tools.

Energy and Utilities 141

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Security Passwords 141

IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

A new report from Cybereason has highlighted the alarming scale and variety of attacks faced by ICS or industrial control systems, and it seems that it’s not only nation-state attackers but also opportunistic traditional cybercriminals that are now targeting utility providers. These included recipients’ usernames and email addresses.

Honeypots 65

Honeypots Authentication Energy and Utilities Passwords 65

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And AI security policies will need to extend beyond commercial AI tools to also cover internally-developed GPTs and LLMs” Security teams shy away from formal rules, but sometimes it just has to be done. AI-Powered Cybercrime Despite the advancements in using AI to improve security, cybercriminals also have access to AI and LLMs.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Cloud Ransomware Risk 140

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc.

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Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Data from Barracuda cybersecurity researchers identified a 667% increase in spear-phishing attacks between the end of February and the following month.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Phishing Cybersecurity Ransomware 98

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Edinburgh mental health clinic in probe after client information accessed in scam (unknown) Iranian Hackers Hit H&M Israel (unknown) South Africa’s VirginActive goes offline after cyber attack (unknown) B.C. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Data breaches. Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions. Beyond financial exchange, permissionless blockchains offer strong security through decentralization, and potential use cases include identity verification, voting, and fundraising.

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Blockchain Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities IoT 135

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. 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. So this power grid attack is sounding more credible. Van Norman: Absolutely.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. The attack was detailed by California-based cybersecurity firm Area 1 Security in a report. The attack was detailed by California-based cybersecurity firm Area 1 Security in a report.

Energy and Utilities 67

Energy and Utilities Phishing Military Authentication 67