Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. “The Department of State is announcing reward offers totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of any individual participating in a LockBit ransomware variant attack and for information leading to the identification and/or location of any key leaders of the LockBit ransomware group.”

Energy and Utilities 334

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 334

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group.

Energy and Utilities 334

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 334

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

China-linked APT group Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day flaw in Versa Director to upload a custom webshell in target networks. The company confirmed that at least one APT group actively exploited the flaw in the wild. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

Energy and Utilities 327

Energy and Utilities Communications Authentication Access 327

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The group rapidly weaponized N-day vulnerabilities in popular enterprise applications by using publicly disclosed POCs. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST).

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Education Ransomware IT 246

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. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

Government 263

Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 263

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

Hold Security founder Alex Holden said the group appears to target both active and dormant or inactive small businesses. 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.

Energy and Utilities 363

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 363

CGI

JUNE 4, 2020

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Communications Mining Risk 52

The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

Related Stories Citing Attacks On Small Utilities, Dragos Launches Community Defense Program FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries China Calls Out U.S. The post Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. For Hacking.

Risk 59

Risk Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Systems administration 59

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. The bill appealed to many privacy-conscious education advocates, and appropriately so. In some cases, the objective of that money is obvious.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Risk Marketing 133

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 23, 2021

The subscription model also lets you optimize product utilization so that you can segment your offering and demonstrate the true value of your product. Presented by Amy Konary, Zuora Global VP, Subscribed Strategy Group. solution, access, value, and education. Usership vs. Ownership . With the S.A.V.E

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Agriculture Customer Experience 71

CILIP

MARCH 16, 2020

This encourages non-facilities staff to create groups and spend time thinking about resource and behaviour efficiency in their buildings. She says the tips that come out of these groups can spill into different areas of life ? The Bodleian Libraries has several Green Impact groups across its various library buildings.

Libraries 52

Libraries Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Paper 52

CGI

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Lafayette, Louisiana, is a community with an economy that historically has been driven by the energy sector. It is also using this project to engage numerous community groups, including STEM education, civic engagement, healthcare and city planning stakeholders. Building smarter communities through public-private collaboration.

Energy and Utilities 53

Energy and Utilities Education Libraries Digital transformation 53

Interactive Information Management

JANUARY 31, 2014

They become (and currently are) an attractant for other data centers, service providers and a well-educated workforce, a magnet, the "cool factor", a "symbol of transformation", generating tons of political capital and psychological benefit – which tends to be very desirable and valuable in this area near Washington DC.

Energy and Utilities 45

Energy and Utilities Marketing Education Risk 45

CILIP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

m really concerned about is that we are reaching our younger members, because there is a shift in the utility of professional organisations for younger professionals. She said that Covid-19 had made the link between education and students? We have a whole group of people who feel completely left out, who aren?t Election energy.

Libraries 52

Libraries Education Energy and Utilities Access 52

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Getting the right META for a particular group of customers is a difficult task. It can require a lot of observation of the current workplace reality at the enterprise and target group level. The average size of a Software Security Group (or AppSec team) observed in BSIMM is 11.6,

Security 52

Security Energy and Utilities Communications IT 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 52

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 52

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

grade schools), is the second largest group of verticals. It is important to note that in countries where organisations in segments like Healthcare, Education, Transportation or Finance are fully or partially owned by the respective state, the sectors are covered in their respective verticals.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

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.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics IT Security 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. Among the data the attackers obtained and shared with hacktivist group Digital Revolution were screenshots of the target company's internal interface, including some employees' names and notes on the projects they were working on.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The report outlines how cyber hacking groups are becoming more specialised and diversified, with some groups now using SME’s security systems as a training ground for new hackers to learn their trade.

Risk 189

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Akumin Inc. Data breached: 5 TB.

Data Privacy 89

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 89

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

We can't go amongst weeks really without seeing more activity groups that are being released. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. Well, nothing’s impossible. But how might it actually happen? And how might we defend ourselves? Now that is here.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Source New Retail Lebanon Unknown Unknown Palterton Primary School Source New Education UK Unknown Unknown Victory Heights Primary School Source New Education UAE Unknown Unknown Disaronno International Source New Manufacturing USA Unknown Unknown Allmetal Inc.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Organizations will look to understand what apps employees are using, evaluate whether they should be paid for by the company (to control), accept the risk, or block the app… the company can choose to educate (through a warning page) or block the app entirely.”

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Cloud Ransomware Risk 140

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

8 TB of data exfiltrated from Advantage Group International Following an outage affecting its leak site (see the ‘Enforcement’ section below), the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is listing only a single incident: a data breach affecting the business management consultant Advantage Group International.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data. Source (New) Education USA Yes 1,493 Kimber Mfg., Data breached: over 300 million records.

Data Privacy 92

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 92

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

GB Impact Energy Services Source New Engineering Canada Yes 52,707 Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Source New Public USA Yes 52,567 Maximum Research Source New Professional services USA Yes 52 GB Terago Source New Telecoms Canada Yes 45 GB Zivilgeometer Source New Engineering Austria Yes 41.83 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,588,849 Keenan & Associates Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 1,509,616 AGC Group Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes 1.5 Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,588,849 Keenan & Associates Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 1,509,616 AGC Group Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes 1.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Dori Media Group allegedly had more than 100 TB of data exfiltrated The MalekTeam Group claims to have destroyed more than 100 TB of data from Dori Media Group, an international group of media companies in Israel, Switzerland, Argentina, Spain and Singapore. The group is threatening to leak the exfiltrated data.

Data Privacy 95

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 95

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 52