Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group

Resurgence in energy sector attacks, with the potential for sabotage, linked to re-emergence of Dragonfly cyber espionage groupRead More Continue reading Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group

Industrial Robots, Hacking and Sabotage

Everything is online these days creating the perfect storm for cyber shenanigans. Sadly, even industrial robotic equipment is easily compromised because of our ever increasingly connected world. A new report by Trend Micro shows a set of attacks on robot arms and other industrial automation hardware.

This may not seem like a big deal but image a scenario where an attacker intentionally builds invisible defects into thousands of cars without the manufacturer even knowing. Just about everything in a car these days is built using robotic arms. The Chassis could be built too weak, the engine could be built with …read more

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Ransomware Gang Claims Fortune 500 Company Hired Them to Hack the Competition

Some ransomware operators might have found a new way to monetize their work. Continue reading Ransomware Gang Claims Fortune 500 Company Hired Them to Hack the Competition