Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

US government is warning of business email compromise (BEC) attacks aimed at hijacking shipments of food products and ingredients. In BEC attacks threat actors usually aims at compromising email communications to hijack payments, this time the attacks target the food and agriculture sector with a different purpose. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 3, 2022

The post Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk Episode 235: Justine Bone of MedSec on Healthcare Insecurity Episode 234: Rep. Growing Threats to agriculture.

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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.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Telecoms USA Yes 6,158 Nabholz Construction Company Employee Welfare Health Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 5,326 Dawson James Securities, Inc. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

Help us #StopRansomware by visiting [link] pic.twitter.com/G5jpxtB0Fw — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) June 14, 2023 The LockBit ransomware operation was the most active in 2022 and according to the researchers it is one of the most prolific RaaS in 2023. law enforcement). was the prevalent variant in 2023.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay. As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. As the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 12, 2023

The Administration is also actively working to address national security concerns raised by AI, especially in critical areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity and safety. government is leading by example on mitigating AI risks and harnessing AI opportunities. government for public comment this summer. Policies to ensure the U.S.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 8, 2022

A cyber attack has disrupted the operations of AGCO/Fendt, a major manufacturer of agricultural equipment, the company has acknowledged. The post Cyber Attack Halts Production at Ag Equipment Maker AGCO Fendt appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Cyber attacks on agriculture on the rise.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the company notified the US government Sunday that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Karine Jean-Pierre also said that the United States has contacted Russia’s government about the cyber attack. Department of Agriculture.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. Operation Blacksmith involved the exploitation of CVE-2021-44228 , also known as Log4Shell. ” The Andariel APT (aka Stonefly) has been active since at least 2015, it was involved in several attacks attributed to the North Korean government.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised. […]. Two, SolarWinds’ terrible security is the result of a conscious business decision to reduce costs in the name of short-term profits.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. “When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

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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. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

In securing the arrest of a second Russian national affiliated with the LockBit ransomware, the Department has once again demonstrated the long arm of the law. 16% of the State, Local, Tribal, and Tribunal (SLTT) government ransomware incidents reported to the MS-ISAC is 2022 were LockBit attacks. law enforcement).

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The company added that it has no indication that the security breach involved systems outside of its corporate network, such as those connected ticket holders. The post San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ? As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. Mark Stanislav is a VP of Information Security at Gemini. Log4j Disclosure Chaos.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors (government facilities, financial, and food & agriculture).” ” reads the advisory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

“The reservoir’s HMI system was connected directly to the internet, without any security appliance defending it or limiting access to it. The accessed system was secured by the administrators on December 2, but it was still exposed online. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. .” Additionally, the US authorities has unveiled indictments against two Russian nationals, accusing them of conspiring to carry out LockBit attacks.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. Duluth student alerted school district about security breach (unknown). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). Australian government bombarded by cyber attacks (unknown).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In July, the British National Cyber Security Centre revealed that Russia-linked group APT29 is conducting cyberespionage campaigns targeting UK, US, and Canadian organizations working on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. “A CSIC spokesperson said that no theft has occurred at its Madrid research centers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

The company already notified the Australian government. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud confirmed the government was aware of the attack. The post American food processing giant JBS Foods halts production after cyberattack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Countries leading the way Governments around the world are taking strides to increase production and use of alternative energy to meet energy consumption demands. Additionally, many governments see renewable energy as a way to improve their economies through job creation and investment, and public health by reducing air pollution.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2020

In June 2019, the ransomware hit several managed service providers , while in August the same malware infected the company behind DDS Safe solution used by hundreds of dental offices and at least 23 Texas local governments as the result of a coordinated effort. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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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.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, the choice of these period is motivated by the lower level of defense due to the reduced presence of the personnel. The FBI and CISA warn organizations to keep high their defenses against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Food and Agriculture, Government Facilities, and Information Technology Sectors. If using Linux, use a Linux security module (such as SELinux, AppArmor, or SecComp) for defense in depth.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

Regulations help shareholders, employees and business partners understand the impact a company has on the environment: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has new rules mandating certain disclosures for climate-related risks as well as reporting on Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for some companies.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2019

A security researcher found new evidence of activities conducted by the ICEFOG APT group, also tracked by the experts as Fucobha. Chi-en (Ashley) Shen, a senior security researcher at FireEye, collected evidence that demonstrates that China-linked APT group ICEFOG (aka Fucobha ) is still active.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 15, 2021

» Related Stories Deere John: Researcher Warns Ag Giant’s Site Provides a Map to Customers, Equipment Dispute Over Data Leak Highlights Legal Risks for UK Researchers Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture. . » government into an unanticipated crisis. government into an unanticipated crisis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

“The Administrative Office of the Courts was offline Monday as the state government tried to contain the hack.” This incident follows other similar attacks on government systems, such as the one that hit the city of Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. ” reported the AJC website.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While these RIM practices are still important to help ensure governance, compliance, and manage risks, it is also important to realize that information is both a product and a service. In the Neolithic Revolution, early humans discovered agriculture, which helped establish early civilizations. Enabling CS for DT.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Secret Service issued a detailed advisory on the BlackByte Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) group, which has attacked critical infrastructure industries in recent months, among them government, financial and food and agriculture targets. A Top Priority for Security Teams. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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