PoetRAT Trojan targets energy sector using coronavirus lures
Government and energy sectors are being targeted in a new campaign that weaponizes the coronavirus outbreak. On Thursday, Cisco Talos researchers Warren Mercer, Paul...
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RigUp Database Exposed 76,000 Files From U.S. Energy Sector
An exposed Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket belonging to RigUp was found to expose tens of thousands of private files belonging to organizations...
European Electrical Energy Organization Discloses Breach
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) revealed this week that malicious actors breached its corporate network. ENTSO-E represents 42 electricity...
Russian banks and energy companies have undergone a new wave of cyberattacks – E Hacking News
A new wave of cyberattacks targeting banks and energy companies has been recorded in Russia. Employees of these organizations receive numerous phishing emails with...
Suspected Iranian hacking campaign targets European energy companies
DHS warning: Iran’s revenge after Soleimani killing could include cyberattacks US Department of Homeland Security issues terror alert about possible Iran-sponsored terrorist acts and...
Bill to Protect U.S. Energy Grid From Cyberattacks Passes With NDAA
Legislation that aims to protect the U.S. energy grid from cyberattacks passed the House this week after being added to the 2020 National Defense...
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New Iranian Data Wiper Malware Targeting Energy Sector
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, previously undiscovered destructive data-wiping malware that is being used by state-sponsored hackers in the wild to target energy...
Siemens Teams With Chronicle on Cybersecurity Solutions for Energy Industry
Siemens and Alphabet-owned cybersecurity firm Chronicle this week announced a partnership whose goal is to provide industrial monitoring and detection solutions for the energy...
NIST Working on Industrial IoT Security Guide for Energy Companies
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), this week announced that it’s working on...
“Denial-of-Service Condition” Impacts US Energy Company
A “denial-of-service condition” has reportedly impacted a US energy company that provides power to many western states. TechCrunch reports, “An energy company providing power...