SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Commercialization acceleration: Microsoft has been selected as one of two companies in DARPA's US2QC (Utility-Scale Quantum Computing) program, aiming to fast-track practical quantum systems. Energy & sustainability: Optimizing carbon capture, finding catalysts to break down plastics, and improving battery materials.

Encryption 84

Encryption Energy and Utilities Government Architecture 84

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In the energy and utility sector, safeguarding data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is paramount. With the increasing digitalization of operations, from smart grids to IoT-enabled devices, the need for robust encryption methods to protect sensitive information has never been greater.

Energy and Utilities 59

Energy and Utilities IoT Encryption 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Encryption Technology 103

SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The group under review has a toolkit that includes utilities such as Mimikatz, XenAllPasswordPro, PingCastle, Localtonet, resocks, AnyDesk, PsExec, and others. To maintain access to the system, the attackers used the NSSM and Localtonet utilities. First, they obtained the NTDS.dit dump with the Ntdsutil utility. and Babuk.

Energy and Utilities 126

Energy and Utilities VPN Encryption Ransomware 126

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

DigiCert’s clients and prospects are steadily modernizing the way digital connections get authenticated and sensitive assets get encrypted, Trzupek told me. “In Companies are moving to update decades old PKI systems because they realize how pivotal this is to digital trust and everything they do.”

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Energy and Utilities IoT Manufacturing Healthcare 289

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

South African electric utility City Power that provides energy to the city of Johannesburg, has suffered serious disruptions after a ransomware attack. The energy utility informed its customers via Twitter of the ransomware attack that encrypted its network, including all its databases and applications.

Energy and Utilities 105

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Advertising Encryption 105

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tools involved digital media, encrypted communication, cryptocurrency, and secret data handoffs. Could your organization have an insider threat attempting to utilize these same methods and technologies? The FBI utilized a ProtonMail account utilizing the pseudo name BOB. This is to say, he knows things most of us do not.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Engineering Encryption Cryptocurrency 98

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2021

From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future.” Colonial Pipeline is not the first organization in the oil and energy industry targeted by the Darkside ransomware gang, in February the group the Brazilian state-owned electric utility company Copel.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Healthcare Cybercrime 144

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

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The PowerShell commands used to perform the bypass are XOR encrypted using 0x58 key. Using the sysprep.exe system utility and DLL side-loading to bypass UAC in Windows 7 and 8: Lib30.ps1 Using the sysprep.exe system utility and DLL side-loading to bypass UAC in Windows 7 and 8: Lib30.ps1 Figure 6: Lib207. Simliar to lib207.ps1

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Encryption Accountability 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Note 1- This is not the first time that the IT Infrastructure of Olympus have been targeted by a file encrypting malware attacks. Note 2 – BlackMatter Ransomware group claimed to have taken charge of the systems demanding millions as ransom to free up the database from encryption.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Cyber Attacks 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2020

Then the malware encrypts the files on the system, skipping Windows system files and folders. a file named invoice.doc is encrypted and renamed like invoice.docIksrt. The experts noticed that the malware appends the ‘ EKANS ‘ file marker to each encrypted file. ” reads the report published by SentinelOne.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Malware 127

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF). But it took massive processing power to make Gentry’s crude prototype work.

Software 182

Software Computers and Electronics Encryption Energy and Utilities 182

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. Organizations can accomplish this task by using a sophisticated security platform to encrypt data handled by IoT devices.

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IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Healthcare 122

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The FBI is inviting victims of LockBit ransomware to come forward because it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow them to recover their encrypted data for free. The NCA reached out to victims based in the UK providing support to help them recover encrypted data. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 136

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

Additionally, Head Mare attacks utilized command-and-control (C2) servers exclusively linked to Twelve prior to these incidents. Anti-detection techniques Head Mare continued to use the Masquerading technique (T1655), naming utility executables like standard operating system files. doc" --include "*.docx" pdf" --include "*.xls"

Energy and Utilities 76

Energy and Utilities Software Accountability Phishing 76

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. One recent study demonstrated how, by analyzing readings from a smart home, such as energy consumption, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels, and humidity changes, it was possible to triangulate what someone had for dinner.

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Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With quantum computing looming in the not-so-distant future, the way that we think about encryption will need to evolve. Most of our current online privacy protocols utilize cryptography to maintain privacy and data integrity. However, the complex math behind creating encryption keys is no match for the power of quantum computers.

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Risk Social Engineering Threat Detection Encryption 134

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2023

The group went after high-profile entities operating in the government, aviation, energy, telecoms and banking sectors. The new variant is also.NET-based, with several modifications in its execution flow compared to the original version; but still utilizing Exchange Web Services (EWS) via the victim’s mailbox for operations.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Malware Government Manufacturing 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. million customers and around 10,000 people.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Energy and Utilities VPN Advertising 145

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.” APT28 had utilized compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters as a command-and-control infrastructure for MASEPIE backdoors. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 132

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. The files are encrypted using a custom modification of a Blowfish cipher with a 256-bit key. The encrypted data is written over the original.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Energy and Utilities 129

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

” During the last campaign, the hackers targeted multiple sectors including Government, financial, energy, food industry, healthcare, education, IT, and legal institutions. Samples from the Dark Caracal campaign (2017) utilized around 100 commands, compared to the current 120 command version we analyzed.

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Energy and Utilities Malware Government Healthcare 137

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. 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.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 133

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Doing so saves energy and improves efficiency, allowing you to remotely control kitchen devices, smart AC, smart speakers and displays, lights and other applications. The ability to control your thermostat remotely can greatly influence the quality of life, control expenses, and keep track of energy usage. Homes capable of learning.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Technology Wireless Artificial Intelligence 136

SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

It affects Modicon models M340, M580 and others, which are found in “millions” of controllers used in building services, automation, manufacturing, energy utilities and HVAC systems. The post Major authentication and encryption weaknesses discovered in Schneider Electric, outdated ICS systems appeared first on SC Media.

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Authentication Encryption Energy and Utilities Media 61

SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2023

Regardless, this increased utilities targeting is a real world problem with serious potential consequences, especially in areas where network outages may affect customers on a country-wide basis. DroxiDat, a lean ~8kb variant of SystemBC serving as a system profiler and simple SOCKS5-capable bot, was detected in the electric utility.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Healthcare 97

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. .

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Ransomware Manufacturing Encryption Energy and Utilities 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. 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. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 132

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Example: An energy company uses an AI system to oversee and enhance their operations, but the company works with data that requires security clearance. Example: A credit-scoring AI tool might transparently show how it weighs factors like payment history, credit utilization, and credit history length.

Energy and Utilities 59

Energy and Utilities Marketing Manufacturing Engineering 59

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

CSfC validates commercial IT products that have met the highest level of strict encryption standards and rigorous security requirements for both hardware and software solutions. Recently, the NSA has recommended that federal agencies hosting secret or top-secret data utilize storage solutions that have been CSfC validated.

Encryption 52

Encryption Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Software 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

It intercepts credentials by hooking into Versa’s “setUserPassword” method, encrypting and storing them on disk. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

Energy and Utilities 130

Energy and Utilities Firewall Technology Malware 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. The use of digital certificates to sign code, ensure mutual authentication of devices connected to corporate networks, and encrypt data traffic is a well-established and effective solution. Encryption.

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Data collection 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2021

Security experts are counting on the Colonial attack to be a wake up call for operators of critical infrastructure, including electrical and water utilities and energy and transportation companies. The only fail-safe solution to ensure your data is secure as it travels across the network is encryption. Network Encryption is Key.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Encryption Data collection Ransomware 77

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Intezer revealed that because Cobalt Strike’s payloads are “usually shellcode encrypted with a rolling XOR key,” static analysis and hash detection is much harder. While that’s true, it requires time, effort, and energy. Detecting Cobalt Strike Attacks. Threat actors manage to grab these tools (e.g.,

Energy and Utilities 132

Energy and Utilities DNS Penetration Testing Ransomware 132

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

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

DroxiDat, a lean variant of SystemBC that acts as a system profiler and simple SOCKS5-capable bot, was detected at an electric utility company. The C2 (command and control) infrastructure for the incident involved an energy-related domain, ‘powersupportplan[.]com’, com’, that resolved to an already suspicious IP host.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 138