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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CGI

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Energy and utilities companies are increasingly moving to the cloud to gain a number of business advantages, including enhanced data security and access. Migrating data to the cloud is not only a more secure way to store data, but also makes it easier to access the data. Empowering.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Italian oil giant company Eni disclosed a security breach, threat actors gained access to its network, but according to the company the intrusion had minor consequences because it was quickly detected. Ransomware is a type of malware that locks computers and blocks access to files in lieu of a payment.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

According to Senate President José Luis Dalmau, there is no evidence that threat actors were able to access sensitive information belonging to employees, contractors or consultants. In March 2021, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) power utility confirmed early this week that it has been hacked over the weekend.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In March 2022, the Everest ransomware operators published a notice announcing the sale of “South Africa Electricity company’s root access” for $125,000. ALERT] Everest ransomware gang has posted a notice selling South Africa Electricity company's root access. Is having some server issues. Price 200,000 $.

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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 US government operation blocked access to the routers by Russian cyberspies. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. million customers and around 10,000 people.

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

1 The ratio between man and machine All industries use machines, yet the energy and resources sector including utilities , oil and gas , chemicals , and metals & mining industries is the most capital intensive. trillion of annual capital investment is made in the energy industry today and by some estimates will grow to $9.2

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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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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To assist utility companies, IBM has created the Clean Electrification Maturity Model (CEMM) in conjunction with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC). Companies that harness AI and data analytics can also make clean energy more viable overall by increasing their cost competitiveness over legacy energy sources.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The hackers used the powerful cyber weapons to compromise systems used in aerospace, nuclear energy, R&D, and other industries. The infected vulnerable servers are used in some 50 organizations within industries including aerospace and nuclear energy, particularly those with large IT and R&D departments.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2020

One of the victims of the ransomware is the energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) , where the attackers claimed to have stolen 10 TB of files. The virtual machine mounts the shared path as a network drive from the VBOXSVR virtual computer to access their content. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

This oversight allowed the attacker to exploit the vulnerability without needing to access the GUI. The initial access to these compromised systems was likely through port 4566, typically used for high-availability (HA) pairing between Versa nodes. ” reads the advisory published by Versa Networks. victims and one non-U.S.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI and digital twin use cases in asset-intensive industries Various use cases come into reality when you leverage generative AI for digital twin technologies in an asset-intensive industry such as energy and utilities. Consider some of the examples of use cases from our clients in the industry: Visual insights.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2023

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Facts about the energy and utilities industry Transformer prices have doubled, while the average lead time for delivery has at least tripled from what it was two years earlier, reaching 52 weeks in some cases. Visibility.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. Once gained initial access to an organization, the threat actors deploy a custom PowerShell script to gather intelligence on the target.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

The attacks took place between mid-2019 and early 2021, the Russia-linked threat actor used a Kubernetes cluster to conduct anonymized brute force access against hundreds of government organizations and businesses worldwide, including think tanks, defense contractors, energy firms. ” reads the advisory published by the NSA.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

USDoD said they gained access to the FBI’s InfraGard system by applying for a new account using the name, Social Security Number, date of birth and other personal details of a chief executive officer at a company that was highly likely to be granted InfraGard membership. .” Department of Defense.

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Sales Energy and Utilities Communications Data breaches 363

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2020

It is for these same reasons that some RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) offerings utilize the language as well. “ The Snake ransomware targets files associated with SCADA platforms, enterprise management tools, and system utilities. One such example would be Project Root.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sun burst = Corporate strategy & initiatives: The suns burst of energy represents a companys annual release of corporate strategies and initiatives. This release of energy is focused in a specific direction that acts as a guide for employees and other stakeholders. By definition, structured data is organized.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The advisory states that although network-based logons are disabled, an attacker could use other flaws to get local shell access and obtain these hashes. Another vulnerability is related to the use of a vulnerable version of the rssh utility in these products to facilitate file uploads. Apply defense-in-depth strategies.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

It is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchain to secure your company and your information. But it is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchains to secure your company and your information. Energy Efficiency. What Does IT Stand For? Smart Contracts. Blockchain-as-a-Service. Permissioned blockchains.

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Blockchain Energy and Utilities IT Security 186

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Stuxnet was intended to quietly gain deeper footholds and thus remain in prime position to access industrial controls of Iranian plants at an opportune moment. It’s notable that hacks to gain access to, and maintain control of, industrial control systems are a recurring theme in cyber warfare. That was a glitch. electrical grid.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 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. These executables are both downloaders that utilize powershell to load the PUPY RAT. Most of the targets were in the Middle East, others were in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

8 ] CVE-2019-11510 : Pulse Secure VPN Servers – CISA has conducted multiple incident response engagements at Federal Government and commercial entities where the threat actors exploited CVE-2019-11510—an arbitrary file reading vulnerability affecting Pulse Secure VPN appliances—to gain access to victim networks.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 22, 2024

Last week industry leaders, experts, and innovators gathered at the Houston Aquarium for the OpenText Energy Summit in Houston , a pivotal event driving conversations on the intersection of artificial intelligence, information management, and energy sector dynamics.

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OpenText Information Management

MAY 5, 2021

Today, content truly reigns supreme, with on-demand access at every turn. But in the Energy sector, we seem to … The post The 3-minute test for energy companies appeared first on OpenText Blogs. And how right he was.

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CGI

APRIL 22, 2020

Balancing speed and stability to reinvent utility operations for the energy transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored our need for a reliable energy supply, which is something we typically take for granted. Today, utilities must respond to rapidly changing demand profiles caused by stay-at-home orders.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are several methods of active defense that companies can utilize to safeguard their networks, and it’s time for CISOs to start picking. Many forms of access control and endpoint protection, such as EDR, are nothing more than a checkpoint that provides unfettered access once defeated – like Mario raising a flag after beating a level.

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CGI

APRIL 16, 2019

Delivering on the benefits of data: How utilities can get the first-mover advantage. With the energy transition underway, there is a similar bold “rethink” taking place in the way energy companies view solutions, particularly around managing data. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Tue, 04/16/2019 - 04:29. Data is fuelling the future.

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