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Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: Key Threats and Risks

Security Boulevard

Whether it’s production lines halted by a malware attack causing millions of lost revenue, or a cyber-espionage attempt that stealthily infiltrates your network and steals your trade secrets, countless plausible scenarios threaten cybersecurity in manufacturing in the modern hyperconnected, digital age.

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RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE

Security Affairs

Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE was a victim of the RansomEXX ransomware gang. RansomEXX ransomware gang hit the Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE and claims to have stolen 112GB of data. All affected internal services have resumed operation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Airbus data breach exposes some employees’data

Security Affairs

The European airplane manufacturer Airbus announced to have suffered a data breach that exposed some employees’ data. Airbus declared to have begun taking immediate and appropriate actions to reinforce existing security measures. and to mitigate the potential impact of the data breach.

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. Based in Tijuana, Mexico, near the California border, the facility is an electronics manufacturing giant employing 5,000 people. using the LockBit 2.0 The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. in , where the group recruited many of its distributors. HEAVY METALL. Further digging revealed that the hottabych_k2@mail.ru

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USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities

Security Affairs

Experts from Honeywell analyzed data collected with the Secure Media Exchange (SMX) , a product it has launched in 2017 and that was designed to protect industrial facilities from USB-borne threats. ” states the report.

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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

The manufacturing, public administration and information sectors experienced higher-than-average infection rates. With security risks escalating worldwide and a persistent state of ‘unprecedented’ threats, compromises are inevitable.