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. Incident response plans: Organizations should have tested recovery plans in place.

Energy and Utilities 109

Energy and Utilities IoT Artificial Intelligence Backups 109

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

RedEnergy is a sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware that was employed in attacks targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new Stealer-as-a-Ransomware named RedEnergy used in attacks against energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Backups Malware 98

Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Solar BR Coca-Cola A partnership venture between The Coca-Cola Company and two other large domestic manufacturers and distributors of beer, soft drinks, juices, energy drinks and dairy products. T1083 File and Directory Discovery BlackMatter uses native functions to enumerate files and directories searching for targets to encrypt. .

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Manufacturing Encryption Energy and Utilities 109

SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Several versions were released as part of each “rebranded” variant that altered different aspects of the code, renamed file extensions, cryptographic schemes and encryption keys. In addition, it deletes all system backups, shadow copies, disables the system recovery mode, and clears event logs. Encryption flaws.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Energy and Utilities 132

Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

Data is driving business for most organizations who utilize technology to carry out normal business operations. Unlike only a decade or so ago, the number of businesses who don’t utilize technology for some type of business-critical operation is few and far between. The stakes today are higher than ever before.

Ransomware 53

Ransomware Backups Energy and Utilities Encryption 53

Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether this means that customers of the popular file transfer utility MOVEit Transfer can ask for their money back remains to be seen, but we do hope it signals the end of the game. Reportedly , two US Department of Energy (DOE) entities were also compromised. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

Energy and Utilities 85

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Government Backups 85

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware.

Social Engineering 121

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 121