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 campaign, which we dubbed EastWind , used phishing emails with malicious shortcuts attached to deliver malware to target computers. CloudSorcerer also employs GitHub as its initial C2 server.

Energy and Utilities 105

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 105

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Data from Barracuda cybersecurity researchers identified a 667% increase in spear-phishing attacks between the end of February and the following month.

Energy and Utilities 124

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

Energy and Utilities 219

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

But in a marketing email sent to FICO members on Tuesday advertising its new benchmarking feature, FICO accidentally exposed the FICO Cyber Risk Score of energy giant ExxonMobil. The October analysis by the Chamber and FICO gives U.S. businesses an overall score of 687 on a scale of 300-850. How useful is such a score? ARE YOU EXPERIANSED?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Kenna has a healthy 3rd Party ecosystem of technology partners.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain. Individuals.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A growing risk of volunteer ideologically and politically motivated insiders, as well as insiders working with criminal (primarily ransomware) and APT groups – both at enterprises and among technology developers and vendors. Additional technical and technological risk factors. Continuing attacks on traditional targets.

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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.” The webmail account credentials were collected via cross-site scripting and browser-in-the-browser spear-phishing campaigns.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

of all computers attacked by the PseudoManuscrypt malware are part of industrial control systems (ICS) used by organizations in various industries, including Engineering, Building Automation, Energy, Manufacturing, Construction, Utilities, and Water Management. According to our telemetry, at least 7.2%

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. Here’s what I took away from our discussion: Transient hacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Most of our current online privacy protocols utilize cryptography to maintain privacy and data integrity. Quantum computing focuses on developing computer technology based on principles that describe how particles and energy react at the atomic and subatomic levels. Phishing and spoofing attacks can be highly covert.

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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. Invest in the right technology. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For example, a popular tactic in spyware attacks is now to send phishing e-mails from compromised corporate mail accounts of a partner organization of the intended victim. In particular, we have seen more than a few poorly crafted phishing e-mails full of clearly visible blunders in campaigns associated with well-known APTs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. It triangulates my work and underscores its validity for solving the problem of spear phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Similarly, VIPRE’s ThreatAnalyzer technologies, incorporated into their attachment and link sandboxing tools, caught an additional 68,000 nefarious links that had slipped past previous defenses. This attack method utilizes a “clean” URL within the body of the email before redirecting the user to a malicious one upon clicking it.

Energy and Utilities 73

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. The economic downturn (caused by energy prices, inflation, sanctions, etc.) Yury Slobodyanuk , head of content filtering research, Kaspersky.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In another example from this year, a version of the Industroyer malware that spreads via spear phishing emails which are part of cloud-based email systems, got access to power grids and almost shut down power supply to a portion of Ukraine’s capital (lack of or poor implementation of cloud native controls to detect and avoid phishing).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In general, we’ve observed hacktivists in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict become more skilled and more focused on attacking large organizations such as government, manufacturing and energy entities. However, one especially notable supply chain attack in 2024 was the XZ Utils backdoor, which we covered in a three-part blog post.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. That library was then loaded by the legitimate MsMpEng.exe by utilizing the DLL side-loading technique. The link leads to a RAR archive that masquerades as a Word document. cents per record).

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Centraleyes

JULY 15, 2024

Generative AI stands as one of the most transformative technologies of our era. The rise of generative AI brings forth notable risks that need careful management to ensure the technology benefits society without causing undue harm. At the same time, it enabled users of this new technology to reap it benefits.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

APT targeting turns toward satellite technologies, producers and operators The only known case of an attack utilizing satellite technologies that happened in recent years was the KA-SAT network hack of 2022. The next WannaCry Fortunately for us, a new cyber epidemic did not happen. Verdict: prediction not fulfilled ❌ 4.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

There are constantly new headlines, blog posts, statistics, and other information pointing to the fact that security breaches, malware, ransomware, data leak events, phishing and other security concerns are not going away. Data is driving business for most organizations who utilize technology to carry out normal business operations.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, I revisit my forecasts to assess their utility in guiding meaningful decisions. Sources : MIT Technology Review , CSIS Analysis. Critical Infrastructure Targets Grade: PASS Critical infrastructure remains a primary target, with sectors like energy and healthcare facing ransomware and disruptive attacks.

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Spinone

AUGUST 25, 2020

Poorly written gadgets by third-party vendors may expose your business to potential risks in the form of phishing attacks and potential data loss or leakage. Spinbackup’s API-driven CASB technology integrates with G Suite seamlessly to become a hardened security layer in between corporate data and anyone or any device accessing it.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Risk Accountability Technology 52

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Is blockchain technology the new path that the legal industry should take to sustain in the digital age? Let us consider the most significant implications of decentralized technologies to the legal industry. Blockchain is one of the most promising new technologies to emerge from the past decade.

Technology 40

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

So every one of the attacks you they might have does a wonderful job and it do a great job of I'll say, having a nice taxonomy where you can kind of see here's my simple way to think about as if all of your tax your testing, I'll say a spear phishing or the same technique. If you want to get to put the energy into it. Okay, great.

Banking 40

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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. Information Technology. Until they are suddenly interrupted. Commercial Facilities.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Computer Weekly said it had learnt that FatFace paid a £1.5m ($2 million US dollar) ransom to the Conti Ransomware gang , disclosing the gang gained access to FatFace network and their IT systems via a phishing email on 10th January 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct employee phishing tests.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Hacking Banking 122

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 77

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

In a new Enforcement Alert , the agency is calling on water utilities to immediately enhance their digital defenses to protect public health and safety. In comparison to other critical infrastructures, such as financial services and energy, the U.S. Are those actions being added to the job descriptions in role appropriate ways?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. Some attacks will be aided by technology, while others will be more strategic in nature as companies strengthen cyberdefense against older attacks.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. Technology Security. So this power grid attack is sounding more credible. You know, it isn't the blackout scenario. Van Norman: Absolutely. Let me start over that.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Treasury, Commerce, State, Energy, and Homeland Security departments, government agencies and the presidential administration were forced to rapidly evaluate what exactly went wrong — and how to right the sails. Executive Order Lays Out Key Technologies. As of initial reports on Oct.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

I’ve always believed that the best way to build a strong cybersecurity program is to utilize all the data. This means learning from the successes and the failures and using those learnings to enhance security measures, standards, and technology. Your People are Your First Line of Defense. Ransomeware-as-a-Service. In the U.S.,

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