Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

US Cyber Command posted on Twitter an alert about cyber attacks exploiting the CVE-2017-11774 vulnerability in Outlook. Security experts at Chronicle link the malware samples involved in the attacks to Iran-linked APT33 group (aka Elfin ), the same threat actor that developed the dreaded Shamoon malware.

Energy and Utilities 109

Energy and Utilities Malware Advertising InfoSec 109

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Also: Rachel Stockton of the firm LastPass * joins us to talk about changing users troublesome password behavior to make companies more secure. If you believe the headlines, the first known disruptive cyber attack against the U.S. That incident made news in April after the utility reported it to the U.S.

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Cyber Risk Firewall 40

Hacker Combat

JUNE 3, 2021

According to Thomas Weber, an SEC Consult researcher: “This TFTP server can be abused to read all files from the system as the daemon runs as root which results in a password hash exposure via the file /etc/passwd. By uploading malicious Quagga config files, an attacker can modify, e.g., the IP settings of the device. Energy and power.

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Firmware Energy and Utilities Cyber Attacks Surveillance 85

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

They had super weak, easily guessable passwords, which was visible to anyone who looked. Mind you, SolarWinds software is used to monitor network traffic by someone of the biggest names in the federal government (such as the Treasury department, the department of Commerce, department of Energy, NATO, and the European parliament).

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

More than 1,500 organizations worldwide spanning Financial Services, Defense, Manufacturing, Energy, Aerospace, and Transportation Systems trust OPSWAT to secure their files and devices; ensure compliance with industry and government-driven policies and regulations, and protect their reputation, finances,? networking infrastructure.

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Engineering Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Software 124

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . The Dangers of ICS Memory-Based Attacks. The class of cyberattacks aimed at Industry Control Systems (ICS) networks is particularly dangerous because the attack takes place in the system’s runtime memory.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Financial institutions, healthcare, public sector and government agencies, manufacturing, and energy companies are all embracing digital business trends. For instance, DDOS attacks are effective because they send a barrage of requests that eventually overwhelm and take down the targeted servers.

Technology 40

Technology Energy and Utilities Authentication Cyber Attacks 40

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Npower removed its mobile app after an attack exposed " some customers' financial and personal information." The energy firm did not say how many accounts were affected by the breach, which was first reported by MoneySavingExpert.com. Total Fitness Ransomware Attack. Sero and CD Projekt Ransomware Attacks.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Ransomware DDOS Accountability 145

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

review Active Directory password policy. However, one recently introduced UK cybersecurity law, which was meant to boost the resilience of the UK's energy sector by obliging gas and electricity firms to report to hacks, doesn't appear to be very effectively adopted. ISPs, utilities) and energy sector firms (i.e.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Hacking Banking 122

Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

They form the backbone of industrialized society, including energy and power grids, food and beverage plants, oil and gas refineries, recycling plants, transportation systems, water treatment plants, manufacturing facilities and many more. Using phishing and key logging attacks, the attackers phished the login credentials of a supervisor.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Data breaches Phishing 89

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the investigation, it was uncovered that LightBasin put energy towards Linux and Solaris systems, avoiding the more robust monitoring systems by Windows. ". The group began by focusing on one of the most salient areas of Cybersecurity Awareness Month: weak passwords.

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Energy and Utilities Passwords Hacking 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be paramount to the stability of national economies for the years to come.

Energy and Utilities 78

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 78

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Before companies can effectively and safely use generative AI tools, employees must be educated on utilizing best practices: writing prompts that achieve desired outcomes, keeping data security and privacy in mind when inputting data, identifying the quality and security of AI, verifying AI output, and more,” elaborates Arti Raman, CEO Portal26.

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Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. Here’s the PBS News Hour: PBS NEWS HOUR: Judy Woodruff: The federal government today confirmed that a Russian criminal group is behind the hacking of a crucial energy pipeline. Van Norman: Absolutely.

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