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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

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FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. “Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. .

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Feds Warn About Snatch Ransomware

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US Agency Advisory Sheds Light on the Group's Activities The Snatch ransomware group is targeting a wide range of critical infrastructure sectors, including the defense industrial base, food and agriculture, and information technology sectors, according to a new alert issued by U.S. authorities.

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When Hackers Meet Tractors: Surprising Roles in IoT Security

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How to Find a Career in Industrial IoT - on the Factory Floor or in the Cornfield Cybersecurity once conjured images of IT departments, server rooms and corporate firewalls.

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Facebook links cyberespionage group APT32 to Vietnamese IT firm

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The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. We shared our findings including YARA rules and malware signatures with our industry peers so they too can detect and stop this activity.” ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Pro-Russia hackers target critical infrastructure in North America and Europe

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The attacks focus on industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) systems in the target infrastructure. They aim to exploit modular, internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS), targeting software components like human machine interfaces (HMIs). The malicious activity began in 2022 and is still ongoing.

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Where's the Beef? Ransomware Hit Highlights Cyber Problems

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agricultural sector and food supply chain. Experts say the industry demands the level of security scrutiny given to the electrical grid and other critical infrastructure.

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Two more cyber attacks hit Israel’s water facilities in June

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One of the attacks hit agricultural water pumps in upper Galilee, while the other one hit water pumps in the central province of Mateh Yehuda. According to local media, the targets of the attacks were small drainage installations in the agriculture sector. ” reported the website YNET.com.