Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. on January 5, 2020.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

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Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 105

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. The Settlement Agreement is heavily redacted in places, including redactions of the utility’s name, so as not to disclose sensitive information about the utility’s cyber defenses and/or in any way compromise the bulk power system.

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Energy and Utilities Compliance Cybersecurity Risk 68

CGI

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 4): Utilities’ pursuit of new business models accelerates. Tue, 02/19/2019 - 10:45. Some utilities even provide vehicle-to-grid services and home energy management systems to help consumers manage their electricity usage.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one. Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks. Not a New Concern.

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Cybersecurity Ransomware 124

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

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IoT Energy and Utilities Security Privacy 189

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

In 2019, Dun & Bradstreet saw more than a 100 percent increase in business identity theft. To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

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Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 361

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. ” reads the press release published by the U.S.

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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. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. The LockBit ransomware operation operated under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, recruiting affiliates to carry out ransomware attacks through the utilization of LockBit ransomware tools and infrastructure. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Encryption 136

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. Over 1,200 domains have been in use since March 28, 2019 alone. Most of the targets were in the Middle East, others were in the U.S., South Korean, and Europe.

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Energy and Utilities IT Communications Retail 101

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. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. Healthcare is in Need of a Check-Up. IoT Protection is Key.

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IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Security 122

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. and foreign organizations using brute force access to penetrate government and private sector victim networks.”

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Energy and Utilities Military Cybersecurity Cloud 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. The LockBit ransomware operation operated under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, recruiting affiliates to carry out ransomware attacks through the utilization of LockBit ransomware tools and infrastructure. on January 5, 2020.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For instance, when utility officials are aware that a heat wave is on its way, they can plan energy procurement to prevent power outages. 3 While the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy sources is already underway, accelerating this transition could help further limit emissions, even amid rising global energy needs.

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CGI

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Electrification: a lottery ticket that utilities must claim. Utilities face a fundamental dilemma. Due to unprecedented pressure to support the move to an energy-efficient and low-carbon system, they face the paradox of encouraging consumers to consume less of what they sell and distribute—electricity. Wed, 09/27/2017 - 07:00.

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Energy and Utilities Marketing Digital transformation Education 40

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

Malware is currently delivered from: 'hxxps://customermgmt.net/page/macrocosm' #cybersecurity #infosec — USCYBERCOM Malware Alert (@CNMF_VirusAlert) July 2, 2019. The alert refers to an ongoing activity aimed at infecting government networks by exploiting the CVE-2017-11774 Outlook vulnerability. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CGI

APRIL 22, 2019

Mon, 04/22/2019 - 05:29. In an earlier blog post, we addressed blockchain energy dependency. To explore this further, let’s zoom in on a real-life use case to compare a centrally governed system and a future blockchain-based system. Three producers of residual heat deliver to an energy wholesaler. The use case.

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Blockchain Energy and Utilities Data structuring Government 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

federal government is actively seeking opportunities to assist private and public organizations in meeting the cyber challenges of today. In September 2019, former FCC chairman Tom Wheeler and retired Rear Admiral David Simpson, USN, wrote Why 5G requires new approaches to cybersecurity for the Brookings Institute. To Be Continued.

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Risk Cybersecurity IoT Computer and Electronics 128

Everteam

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Analyzing , Information Governance , Records Management. A little history… EDM, ECM, Governance, Web 2.0, What we can say for sure is that manufacturing user equipment is the most expensive, from both an energy and an environmental viewpoint. Apart from renewable energies, it is the energy with the best carbon footprint.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Government Marketing 52

CGI

APRIL 3, 2019

Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:35. The common thread is a person or group wanting to do something different to make things easier (smart phones, e-commerce), faster (grocery self-checkout, drone-based delivery) or cheaper (robotic process automation, sustainable energy). For government, innovation is a necessity. michael.hardy@….

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Energy and Utilities e-Delivery Consumer Services Marketing 40

CGI

APRIL 3, 2019

Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:35. The common thread is a person or group wanting to do something different to make things easier (smart phones, e-commerce), faster (grocery self-checkout, drone-based delivery) or cheaper (robotic process automation, sustainable energy). For government, innovation is a necessity. michael.hardy@….

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Energy and Utilities e-Delivery Consumer Services Marketing 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:01:51] From the CyberWire studios at DataTribe, I'm Dave Bittner with your CyberWire summary for Monday, July 22, 2019. This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Government agencies are also targeted. Pegasus is pricey.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

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Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics IT Security 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:01:51] From the CyberWire studios at DataTribe, I'm Dave Bittner with your CyberWire summary for Monday, July 22, 2019. This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Government agencies are also targeted. Pegasus is pricey.

Cloud 40

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:01:51] From the CyberWire studios at DataTribe, I'm Dave Bittner with your CyberWire summary for Monday, July 22, 2019. This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Government agencies are also targeted. Pegasus is pricey.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014, it is a collective of over hundreds of individual threat actors. billion in global losses. “Over the past 90 days (Jan.

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Government Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 101

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

AI is driven by data, and as a society we’re not particularly good at structuring, governing, or sharing data. That means all the negative energy, regulatory scrutiny, and consumer ick once reserved for Facebook and Google will turn its gaze westward to Cupertino. Enterprise Data Moves Beyond Marketing.

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Marketing Energy and Utilities Big data B2B 121

AIIM

MARCH 4, 2022

Electric utilities in the United States are a major source of CO2 – they created 1.55 And according to the US Energy Information Agency, consumption is expected to grow by 50% by the year 2050. To get greener, electric utilities must digitally transform. The Slow Transition to Green Energy. Artificial Intelligence.

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Content services Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Cloud 104

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The New York Times, citing current and former government officials, revealed that the United States planted a potentially destructive malware in Russia’s electric power grid. ” The hacking operations aimed at warning the Russian Government about the cyber capabilities of the U.S. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2019.

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Energy and Utilities Mining Paper Government 105

AIIM

JANUARY 30, 2020

The most recent effort at the federal level, the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 ( S.1108 there is still much debate over providing a private right of action for individuals (versus just government agencies) to sue over unethical AI. government are making strides towards AI fairness. Indeed, within the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. “This report details an ongoing Russian government phishing campaign targeting the email credentials of employees at Burisma Holdings and its subsidiaries and partners.

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