Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

” The MiCODUS MV720 GPS Tracker is a popular vehicle GPS tracker manufactured in China, which is used by consumers for theft protection and location management, and by organizations for vehicle fleet management. There is no mandatory rule to change the password nor is there any claiming process.

Passwords 99

Passwords Manufacturing Military Authentication 99

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large.

IoT 144

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Government 144

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. Change any default usernames and passwords.

Energy and Utilities 100

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 100

IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

Perhaps there’s a new face in the office that they don’t recognise, or a new password they need to remember, or a database of sensitive information that they need to upload onto the Cloud. The majority of employees within an organisation are hired to execute specific jobs, such as marketing, managing projects, and manufacturing goods.

Information Security 124

Information Security Security Passwords Encryption 124

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One report showed ransomware attacks increased by 80 percent in 2022, with manufacturing being one of the most targeted industries. The Costa Rican government declared a national emergency , after attackers crippled govenrment systems and demanded $20 million to restore them go normal. Teach them to keep a full backup of all data.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Cleanup Education Manufacturing 124

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

This week, it turns out at least 191 further Australian organisations, including government entities, were affected by this breach, highlighting the risks of supply chain attacks. Source (New) IT services USA Yes 1,382 Worthen Industries Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,277 R.J.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The nature of the compromised data suggests that it belongs to Pepsi Bottling Ventures employees – if only because you wouldn’t expect a manufacturer to have any significant amounts of data on customers. The incident began late last year, after criminal hackers broke into the organisation’s systems and installed malware.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Manufacturing Access 105

IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

EvilProxy phishing campaign targets Microsoft 365 accounts via indeed.com A phishing campaign identified by Menlo Security has been targeting senior executives in various industries – most notably banking and financial services, property management and real estate, and manufacturing – since July.

Phishing 105

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Financial Services 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Patch your TeamCity instance to avoid server hack Is Gelsemium APT behind a targeted attack in Southeast Asian Government?

Artificial Intelligence 104

Artificial Intelligence Security Ransomware Data breaches 104

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

ArsTechnica is reporting on the poor cybersecurity at the plant: The Florida water treatment facility whose computer system experienced a potentially hazardous computer breach last week used an unsupported version of Windows with no firewall and shared the same TeamViewer password among its employees, government officials have reported.

Manufacturing 113

Manufacturing Passwords Cybersecurity Access 113

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. IoT devices are exposed to cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

IoT 135

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Passwords 135

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

On January 28, 2019, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council released the “ Medical Device and Health IT Joint Security Plan ” (“JSP” or “Plan”)—cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers, healthcare information technology vendors, and healthcare providers. The JSP is an effort to respond to that call.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity IT Manufacturing Risk 68

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

According to the flash alert published by the FBI, the Mamba ransomware was employed in attacks against local governments, public transportation agencies, legal services, technology services, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and construction businesses. DiskCryptor is not inherently malicious but has been weaponized.”

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Encryption File names Passwords 145

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

This morning, BleepingComputer received a message from a source that was pretending to be the FBI that included a password and a link to a password-protected ZIP archive. The Avaddon ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys to allow victims to recover their files for free.

Ransomware 138

Ransomware Passwords Manufacturing Archiving 138

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Gunnebo Group is a Swedish multinational company that provides physical security to a variety of customers globally, including banks, government agencies, airports, casinos, jewelry stores, tax agencies and even nuclear power plants. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually.

Ransomware 343

Ransomware Security Agriculture Cybersecurity 343

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that Cuba ransomware actors have compromised at least 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors, including but not limited to the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.”

Ransomware 139

Ransomware Encryption Communications Manufacturing 139

Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

Communications 77

Communications Manufacturing Access Archiving 77

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Passwords Financial Services Manufacturing 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Chinese hackers employed open-source tools for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning, according to the government experts, they have utilized open-source router specific software frameworks, RouterSploit and RouterScan [ T1595.002 ], to identify vulnerable devices to target. ” reads the advisory published by the US agencies.

Authentication 96

Authentication Passwords Systems administration Manufacturing 96

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre (unknown). Australian government bombarded by cyber attacks (unknown). hack (350,000). Ransomware.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is the fewest we’ve recorded since May 2018. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Our research identified 106 publicly disclosed incidents accounting for 29,582,356 breached records this month.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware e-Delivery Government 130

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” ” reads the flash alert.

Ransomware 131

Ransomware Manufacturing Access Phishing 131

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. This should make it easier for you to quickly find the information you want. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . Password Grabber Module – a large module that downloads Mimikatz and tries to harvest passwords. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

Passwords 108

Passwords Military Manufacturing Encryption 108

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Buried in the Shamoon code was an image of a burning American flag, intended as an admonishment to the Saudi government for supporting American foreign policy in the Middle East. And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye.

Energy and Utilities 330

Energy and Utilities Access Cybersecurity Passwords 330

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2019

California has a civil grand jury system designed to serve as an independent oversight of local government functions, and each county impanels jurors to perform this service annually. “I hope that doesn’t happen, but politicians are regular people who use the same tools we use.”

Security 187

Security Authentication Passwords Manufacturing 187

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

First, Russia targeted banks and government departments, then Ukraine hit back, attacking the Moscow stock exchange. In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe have reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

Data Matters

AUGUST 30, 2021

The software manufacturer had publicized the vulnerability as critical since September 2018, but Pearson did not implement the patch until it learned of the attack. Through its announcement of settled charges against Pearson plc (Pearson) on August 16, 2021, the U.S. On July 26, 2019, Pearson filed its Form 6-K with the SEC.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Risk Data Privacy Passwords 97

IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Manufacturers often set the default configurations of new software and devices to be as open and multi-functional as possible. In the case of a router, for example, this could be a predefined password, or in the case of an operating system, it could be the applications that come preinstalled. Secure your devices and software.

Security 90

Security Passwords Authentication Manufacturing 90

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s confident that more sensitive data, such as payment card numbers, Social Security numbers and passwords, have not been affected. The most concerning aspect of this breach is that Latitude Financial originally reported that only 300,000 people had been affected. It didn’t name the vendor.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 119

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

IoT 189

IoT Energy and Utilities Security Privacy 189

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2020

The company manufactures a variety of heavy equipment (bulldozers, dump trucks, hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, rope shovels, walking draglines, motor graders and scrapers), such as that used for earthmoving, transport and mining. . ” reads the post published by Cyble. ” concludes Cyble.

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Mining Passwords Marketing 72

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2019

Data was collected by the UK Metropolitan police, small local businesses and governments globally. Currently, the BioStar 2 is used by more than 6,000 organizations, including businesses, governments, financial organizations and the UK Metropolitan Police. Phoenix Medical – Medical products manufacturer. United Kingdom.

Archiving 81

Archiving Passwords Manufacturing Access 81

IT Governance

MARCH 22, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 23 March 2018. million National Lottery account holders to change their passwords after what it described as a low-level cyber attack compromised 150 accounts. And why ask people to change their passwords instead of forcing them to? Here are this week’s stories.

Passwords 74

Passwords Government Information Security Manufacturing 74

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

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Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116