Cybersecurity

Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack

Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024 Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability […]

Cybersecurity

US Announces $70 Million Cybersecurity Boost for Rural, Municipal Utilities

The US Department of Energy has announced a $70 million funding opportunity for electric cooperative, small investor-owned, and municipal utilities to improve their cybersecurity posture. Offered as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the funding is meant to enhance the resilience of the energy grid against more frequent and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The […]

Cybersecurity

9 Alarming Vulnerabilities Uncovered in SEL’s Power Management Products

Sep 06, 2023THNVulnerability / ICS Nine security flaws have been disclosed in electric power management products made by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). “The most severe of those nine vulnerabilities would allow a threat actor to facilitate remote code execution (RCE) on an engineering workstation,” Nozomi Networks said in a report published last week. The issues, […]