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US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. According to the indictment, the campaigns against the energy sector campaign involved two phases. and international Energy Sector organizations.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

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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MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

Historical context There was strong anti-American sentiment woven into the Shamoon “wiper” virus that devastated Saudi oil company Aramaco in August of 2012. Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies.

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Draft Cybersecurity Law Published for Comment in China

Hunton Privacy

Notably, the restriction appears to be limited and would apply only to operators of key information infrastructure, largely enterprises in heavily licensed and regulated industries such as providers of basic and value-added telecommunications services, energy, utilities and health care services.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

unknown) Criminal hackers attack Ehrmann, demand millions in ransom (unknown) Criminal hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio (unknown) Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 Spargo & Associates Inc. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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Predictions 2024: It’s All About The Data

John Battelle's Searchblog

That means all the negative energy, regulatory scrutiny, and consumer ick once reserved for Facebook and Google will turn its gaze westward to Cupertino. Advertising will no longer be a sideshow to its sexier device business; it will be a $10-15 billion juggernaut with 50-90-percent profit margins. Enterprise Data Moves Beyond Marketing.

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NYT Report: U.S. Cyber units planted destructive Malware in Russian Power Grid

Security Affairs

cyber army is targeting the Russian power grid since at least 2012 with reconnaissance operations, but recently it also carried out more offensive operations. “Since at least 2012, current and former officials say, the United States has put reconnaissance probes into the control systems of the Russian electric grid.”