Cybersecurity

Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite

Mar 27, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Data Breach Indian government entities and energy companies have been targeted by unknown threat actors with an aim to deliver a modified version of an open-source information stealer malware called HackBrowserData and exfiltrate sensitive information in some cases by using Slack as command-and-control (C2). “The information stealer was delivered via […]

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New Findings Challenge Attribution in Denmark’s Energy Sector Cyberattacks

Jan 14, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Vulnerability The cyber attacks targeting the energy sector in Denmark last year may not have had the involvement of the Russia-linked Sandworm hacking group, new findings from Forescout show. The intrusions, which targeted around 22 Danish energy organizations in May 2023, occurred in two distinct waves, one which exploited a […]

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DOE Announces Up to $70 Million to Strengthen Energy Sector Against Physical and Cyber Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. This new competitive funding […]

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Third-party breaches shake the foundations of the energy sector – Help Net Security

90% of the world’s largest energy companies experienced a third-party breach in the past 12 months, according to SecurityScorecard. Powering the global economy and everyday activities, the energy sector’s significance makes it a key focus for cyber threats. The urgency to protect this critical sector grows amid economic and political uncertainties. Cyberattacks on energy don’t […]

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Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack

Rhysida ransomware gang claimed China Energy hack Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2023 The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the China Energy Engineering Corporation to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) […]

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