energy

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2023
Nuclear and Oil & Gas are Major Targets of Ransomware Groups in 2024

Experts warn of an alarming rise in ransomware operations targeting the energy sector, including nuclear facilities and related research entities. Resecurity, Inc. (USA) protecting major Fortune 100 and government agencies globally has identified an alarming rise in ransomware operators targeting the energy sector, including nuclear facilities and related research entities. Over the last year, ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2019
sPower it the first renewable energy provider hit by a cyber attack that caused communications outages

sPower, a US-based renewable energy provider, was the victim of a cyber attack that disconnected the US power grid operator from its power generation station. sPower, a Utah-based renewable energy provider was hit by a cyber attack, the incident took place in March. This is the first time that a cyber attack hit a renewable […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2018
Kaspersky’s analysis of servers compromised by Energetic Bear shows the APT operates on behalf of others

Kaspersky analyzed the serves compromised by the Energetic Bear APT and assumed with some degree of certainty that the group operates in the interests of or takes orders from customers that are external to it. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT have published a detailed analysis of the server compromised by the notorious Energetic […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2018
Systems at a Power Company in India infected by a ransomware

A ransomware infected systems at the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam power company in India, crooks demanded 10 million Rupees to get the data back. The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam power company in India was hacked last week, attackers breached into its computer systems and stole the billing data of their customers. The hackers demanded 10 million Rupees to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2017
The thin line between BlackEnergy, DragonFly and TeamSpy attacks

Experts from McAfee Labs collected evidence that links DragonFly malware to other hacking campaigns, like BlackEnergy and TeamSpy attacks. On September 6, Symantec published a detailed analysis of the Dragonfly 2.0 campaign that targeted dozens of energy companies this year. Threat actor is the same behind the Dragonfly campaign observed in 2014. Further analysis conducted […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2017
The energy used to mine Bitcoin this year is bigger than the annual usage of almost 160 countries

According to PowerCompare.co.uk, the electricity used to mine Bitcoin this year is bigger than the annual usage of almost 160 countries. While the price of cryptocurrencies such as the Bitcoin continues to increase the interest of investors and crooks in this new industry is demonstrated by disconcerting data that I’m going to share with you. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2017
Dragonfly 2.0: the sophisticated attack group is back with destructive purposes

While the first Dragonfly campaigns appear to have been a more reconnaissance phase, the Dragonfly 2.0 campaign seems to have destructive purposes. Symantec has spotted a new wave of cyber attacks against firms in the energy sector powered by the notorious Dragonfly group. The Dragonfly group, also known as Energetic Bear, has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2017
Flaws in solar panels potentially threatening European power grids

The Horus scenario, is a scenario describing a large scale cyber attack targeting the vital electrical infrastructure triggering flaws found in solar panels Willem Westerhof, a Dutch security researcher at the security firm ITsec has found a serious vulnerability in a component of solar panels that could be exploited by hackers to cause widespread outages […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
FBI and DHS warn of targeted attacks on US Nuclear Facilities

Since May, APT actors have been penetrating the networks of US companies that operate nuclear facilities and that works in the energy industry. According to a joint report issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI published last week, since May, hackers have been penetrating the networks of businesses that operate nuclear power stations, manufacturing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2017
Alleged Russian state-sponsored hackers behind Baltic energy networks

A wave of cyber attacks against the Baltic energy networks raised concerns that foreign states could disable them in the region. A wave of “exploratory” cyber attacks targeted energy networks of the Baltic states, the NATO alliance is following with apprehension the events. Baltic attacks raised concerns that foreign states could disable the energy networks in the […]