SecureWorld News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Smart meters are transforming the way we manage energy consumption. Central to the Smart Grid (SG) initiative, these devices facilitate two-way communication between utilities and household appliances, enabling real-time monitoring and control. Security risks Despite their benefits, smart meters introduce several security risks.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

For many households, energy costs represent a significant part of their overall budget. Enter the utility scam , where crooks pretend to be your utility company so they can threaten and extort as much money from you as they can. The utility scam often works by threatening and scaring victims into making poor decisions.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced a 100-day plan to safeguard critical infrastructure from persistent and sophisticated threats. The post Department of Energy Launches 100-day Plan to Accelerate Cybersecurity Detection, Mitigation, and Response Capabilities Across Electric Utilities appeared first on Forescout.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 4, 2021

An official statement released by a top Cyber Official of UK says that telecom, energy and transport sectors in Ireland are facing extreme cyber threats from foreign nations. As it plans to educate the entire telecom, transport and energy sector on the concerns they need to work to block nation sponsored cyber attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 26, 2021

However, Earth Hour goes far beyond the symbolic action of switching off lights – it has become a catalyst to reflect on ways we can create a positive environmental impact by reducing our energy usage and driving major legislative changes by harnessing the power of the people and collective action.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Online payment systems were not impacted by the attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The US FERC and NERC published a study on cyber incident response at electric utilities that also includes recovery best practices. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a study on cyber incident response and recovery best practices for electric utilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A ransomware attack hit an electric utility in Colorado causing a significant disruption and damage. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) is a local electric cooperative located in Colorado, it is part of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Colorado Electric Utility). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The utility industry is undergoing changes that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. But it also includes smart devices that monitor every aspect of today's utilities. But what does 5G mean for utility IoT? Whether it's faster internet, cleaner energy, or world peace, you will see this character's name.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

The new variant, dubbed Industroyer2 , directly interacts with electrical utility equipment to send commands to the substation devices that control the flow of power. The threat actors planted the malware on systems within a regional Ukrainian energy firm, and were believed to have gained access in early February 2022.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A statement from the Ukrainian government issued earlier this week warns energy enterprises inside of Ukraine and those of allies worldwide to increase alert for potential cyberattacks related to current Russia-Ukraine war dynamics. (1) 8 ) Germany seized further energy assets tied to Russia ( 9 ) from Ukraine recapturing some territory. (

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Strengthen operational integration and collaboration with members of the energy sector. Cyber Risk in the Energy Sector Public utilities have been put to the test as attacks by bad actors have risen sharply in recent years. Q3 ‘22 saw a record number of attacks on the energy market, a trend that is not expected to slow down.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Russia-affiliated Sandworm used yet another wiper malware strain dubbed NikoWiper as part of an attack that took place in October 2022 targeting an energy sector company in Ukraine.

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The Hacker News

JULY 5, 2023

A sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware threat dubbed RedEnergy has been spotted in the wild targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors in Brazil and the Philippines through their LinkedIn pages.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. energy facilities. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Dragonfly 2.0,

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

IOWN is all about supporting increased bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency. Each sensor in each shroud must be uniquely smart and use next to zero energy. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Security experts at Proofpoint observed a new wave of phishing attacks aimed at US Utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint have discovered a new series of phishing attacks targeting entities US utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. nceess [. ] Nceess [. ] Pierluigi Paganini.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 6, 2020

The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

. “These locations have different point-of-sale systems than those located at our grocery stores, drugstores and inside our convenience stores, which utilize point-to-point encryption technology for processing payment card transactions,” Hy-Vee said. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 20, 2023

The entities that were targeted include seaports, energy companies, transit systems, and a major U.S. utility and gas company. Energy and Transit Systems appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The activity is believed to be a response to attacks on its maritime, […] The post Iranian Hackers Target U.S.

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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. Some documents concerned nuclear power plants and nuclear energy agencies. mshta.exe hxxps://dgtk.depo-govpk[.]com/19263687/trui

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

. “The system calls on companies and entities in the energy and water sectors to immediately exchange passwords from the Internet to the control systems, reduce Internet connectivity and ensure that the most up-to-date version of controllers is installed.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” ” continues the report.

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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.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Attackers are actively infiltrating energy organizations and utilities for reconnaissance purposes.

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Energy and Utilities 75

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources. Department of Defense, to global tech giants, to utilities, banks and other vital services.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Encoders, for instance, consume significantly more energy than decoders – sometimes as much as 5 to 10 times as much energy, in comparison. Optimizing energy use Carbon footprint assessment must encompass all direct and indirect emissions within the value chain. Embracing energy-efficient design principles.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2018

This is the first time the Department of Energy will test the electrical grid’s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. According to the E&E News website, the Department of Energy plans to conduct a weeklong experiment, dubbed ‘Liberty Eclipse,’ that will take place starting Nov.

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Advertising Hacking 85

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Power modules must continue to advance; energy consumption of big digital systems must continue to become more and more efficient to support the smart commercial buildings and transportation systems of the near future, Rosteck says. Energy at the edges. How microcontrollers distribute energy is a very big deal.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) recently announced that one of its subsidiaries' email servers were breached by the hacktivist group "Black Reward," which published the stolen data on the Dark Web. But it's not just hacktivists utilizing cybersecurity tools.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Stealing administrative credentials to carry out months-long spy campaigns is a top threat.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is increasingly common to hear about cyber threats to energy and utility industries – our critical infrastructure. All too often it seems as though energy and utility companies are put in a defensive position to battle it out with these cyber intruders. To read this article in full, please click here

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Romanian law enforcement authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking and stealing sensitive info from the networks of multiple high-profile companies worldwide, including a large Romanian IT company with clients from the retail, energy, and utilities sectors. [.].

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), two major electric utilities companies in Brazil have announced that they suffered ransomware attacks over the past week. [.].

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