Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 
Security Affairs
AUGUST 16, 2023
A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.”
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. costing an estimated $18.88
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Ascent Innovations
MAY 17, 2018
The utilities and energy industries experienced high indicators of attack activity, suggests that attackers have access to critical infrastructure and are waiting to exploit this access. Email phishing remains the top malware delivery mechanism. State actors tend to zero in on government agencies or utilities and energy targets.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JULY 21, 2022
The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Crypto firm Nomad loses nearly $200 million in bridge hack (unknown) Solana and Slope confirm wallet security breach (8,000) Malaysian payment gateway platform iPay88 suffers data leak (unknown) Ypsilanti-area utility customers’ bank information exposed (2,00) Chester Upland schools victim of BEC scheme to the tune of $3 million (unknown).
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 12, 2018
The stated use cases for the Cyber Risk Score include the potential for cyber insurance pricing and underwriting, and evaluating supply chain risk (i.e., But in a marketing email sent to FICO members on Tuesday advertising its new benchmarking feature, FICO accidentally exposed the FICO Cyber Risk Score of energy giant ExxonMobil.
The Last Watchdog
JULY 13, 2023
London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. For the insurance industry, working with clients to help them tackle these challenges is vital to ensuring businesses operate in as safe an environment as possible.
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