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This is bad in several dimensions. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been accused of deliberately keeping widespread gaps in its cybersecurity a secret from regulators in a large-scale coverup involving the city’s mayor…. Continue reading LA Covers Up Bad Cybersecurity
The attacker(s) infected both IT and operational networks with an unspecified ransomware strain, though the facility never lost control. Continue reading Ransomware attack forces 2-day shutdown of natural gas pipeline
Mission-critical systems can’t just be switched off to apply security updates — so patching can take weeks if not years. Continue reading How to Secure Critical Infrastructure When Patching Isn’t Possible
While it remains difficult to attack critical infrastructure successfully, adversaries aim to use past experience to launch more destructive future attacks, according to analysis. Continue reading ICS Attackers Set To Inflict More Damage With Evolving Tactics
An attacker whose motives are unclear compromised an Asterisk server in a highly targeted campaign. Continue reading Virus Bulletin 2019: VoIP Espionage Campaign Hits U.S. Utilities Supplier
A spearphishing campaign first uncovered in July is hitting more utilities firms and spreading the LookBack malware, which has capabilities to view system data and reboot machines. Continue reading More U.S. Utility Firms Targeted in Evolving LookBack Spearphishing Campaign
via William Knowle’s Infosec News (a security news compilation organization), comes this fascinating North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report document (expertly presented by E&ENews Reporter Blake Sobczak) – ostensibly, a ‘pl… Continue reading Electrifying: Play-By-Play
In our info-obsessed culture, hackers are increasingly interested in ways to quantify the world around them. One popular project is to collect data about their home energy or water consumption to try and identify any trends or potential inefficiencies. For safety and potentially legal reasons, this usually has to be …read more
Continue reading Reading the Water Meter In A Literal Sense With An ESP8266
Researchers spotted the never-before-seen LookBack malware being used in spearphishing campaigns against three U.S. utilities. Continue reading Nation-State APTs Target U.S. Utilities With Dangerous Malware
Since the attack on the power grid in Ukraine, defending critical infrastructure against the threat of cyberattack has become a top priority. In an effort to strengthen supply chain risk management within the energy sector, the Federal Energy Regulato… Continue reading 5 Challenges Utilities Will Face in Preparing for New FERC Security Standards