Latest Critical Infrastructure news

Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine

Russian hacker group Sandworm aimed to disrupt operations at around 20 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA).
- Bill Toulas
- April 22, 2024
- 08:30 AM
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CISA says Sisense hack impacts critical infrastructure orgs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is investigating the recent breach of data analytics company Sisense, an incident that also impacted critical infrastructure organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 11, 2024
- 10:55 AM
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US sanctions APT31 hackers behind critical infrastructure attacks

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Wuhan-based company used by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) as cover in attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 25, 2024
- 12:06 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - March 8th 2024 - Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand

We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached by law enforcement and then targeting critical infrastructure, putting them further in the spotlight of the US government.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 08, 2024
- 05:25 PM
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Trans-Northern Pipelines investigating ALPHV ransomware attack claims

Trans-Northern Pipelines (TNPI) has confirmed its internal network was breached in November 2023 and that it's now investigating claims of data theft made by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 14, 2024
- 10:24 AM
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Chinese hackers hid in US infrastructure network for 5 years

The Chinese Volt Typhoon cyber-espionage group infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the United States and remained undetected for at least five years before being discovered, according to a joint advisory from CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and partner Five Eyes agencies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 07, 2024
- 03:08 PM
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Water services giant Veolia North America hit by ransomware attack

Veolia North America, a subsidiary of transnational conglomerate Veolia, disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted systems part of its Municipal Water division and disrupted its bill payment systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 23, 2024
- 04:52 PM
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U.S. nuclear research lab data breach impacts 45,000 people

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirmed that attackers stole the personal information of more than 45,000 individuals after breaching its cloud-based Oracle HCM HR management platform last month.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 14, 2023
- 12:59 PM
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"Sierra:21" vulnerabilities impact critical infrastructure routers

A set of 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities impact Sierra OT/IoT routers and threaten critical infrastructure with remote code execution, unauthorized access, cross-site scripting, authentication bypass, and denial of service attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- December 06, 2023
- 01:01 AM
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Hackers breach US water facility via exposed Unitronics PLCs

CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) is warning that threat actors breached a U.S. water facility by hacking into Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) exposed online.
- Bill Toulas
- November 29, 2023
- 01:07 PM
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Slovenia's largest power provider HSE hit by ransomware attack

Slovenian power company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has suffered a ransomware attack that compromised its systems and encrypted files, yet the company says the incident did not disrupt electric power production.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 11:16 AM
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Hacktivists breach U.S. nuclear research lab, steal employee data

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirms they suffered a cyberattack after 'SiegedSec' hacktivists leaked stolen human resources data online.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 04:20 PM
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CISA offers free security scans for public water utilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced it is offering free security scans for critical infrastructure facilities, such as water utilities, to help protect these crucial units from hacker attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- September 12, 2023
- 01:02 PM
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Rockwell warns of new APT RCE exploit targeting critical infrastructure

Rockwell Automation says a new remote code execution (RCE) exploit linked to an unnamed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group could be used to target unpatched ControlLogix communications modules commonly used in manufacturing, electric, oil and gas, and liquified natural gas industries.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 14, 2023
- 02:52 PM
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Chinese hackers breach US critical infrastructure in stealthy attacks

Microsoft says a Chinese cyberespionage group it tracks as Volt Typhoon has been targeting critical infrastructure organizations across the United States, including Guam, an island hosting multiple military bases, since at least mid-2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 24, 2023
- 04:43 PM
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Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or Boriselcin) for involvement in three ransomware operations that targeted victims across the United States.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 16, 2023
- 11:57 AM
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Critical infrastructure also hit by supply chain attack behind 3CX breach

The X_Trader software supply chain attack that led to last month's 3CX breach has also impacted at least several critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and Europe, according to Symantec's Threat Hunter Team.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 21, 2023
- 03:26 PM
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Microsoft: Iranian hackers behind retaliatory cyberattacks on US orgs

Microsoft has discovered that an Iranian hacking group known as 'Mint Sandstorm' is conducting cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure in what is believed to be retaliation for recent attacks on Iran's infrastructure.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 18, 2023
- 04:03 PM
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FBI: Ransomware hit 860 critical infrastructure orgs in 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed in its 2022 Internet Crime Report that ransomware gangs breached the networks of at least 860 critical infrastructure organizations last year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 15, 2023
- 04:23 PM
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NSA shares guidance to help secure OT/ICS critical infrastructure

The National Security Agency (NSA) and CISA have issued guidance on how to secure operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICSs) part of U.S. critical infrastructure.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2022
- 02:49 PM
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