Encryption Energy and Utilities Ransomware 
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.
Security Affairs
MAY 25, 2020
Ransomware encrypts from virtual machines to evade antivirus. Ragnar Locker deploys Windows XP virtual machines to encrypt victim’s files, the trick allows to evaded detection from security software. In a recently detected attack, Ragnar Locker ransomware was deployed inside an Oracle VirtualBox Windows XP virtual machine.”
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CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 26, 2023
Numerous gas and fuel filling stations throughout Canada experienced significant disruptions in processing credit card and reward points-based payments due to a cyber attack on Suncor Energy, the parent company. NOTE- Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts data within an infected database until a ransom is paid.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The malware utilizes cloud resources for its C2 (command and control) servers, which it accesses via APIs using authentication tokens. The threat actor specializes in encrypting and then deleting its targets’ data, which suggests that the group’s primary objective is to cause as much damage as possible.
Security Affairs
MAY 10, 2021
FBI confirmed that the attack against the Colonial Pipeline over the weekend was launched by the Darkside ransomware gang. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 Pierluigi Paganini.
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. A ransomware infected systems at City Power, an electricity provider in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and some residents were left without power.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 28, 2020
The recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS). Security experts from SentinelOne reported that the recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS).
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