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Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024

Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets

The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. Industrial and enterprise IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty reported that the Ukrainian Blackjack hacking group claims to have damaged emergency detection and response capabilities in Moscow and beyond the Russian capital using a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2023

Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply

Threat actors launched a cyberattack on an Irish water utility causing the interruption of the power supply for two days. Threat actors hacked a small water utility in Ireland and interrupted the water supply for two days. The victim of the attack is a private group water utility in the Erris area, the incident impacted […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 09, 2023

Russian Sandworm disrupts power in Ukraine with a new OT attack

Mandiant reported that Russia-linked Sandworm APT used a novel OT attack to cause power outages during mass missile strikes on Ukraine. Mandiant researchers reported that Russia-linked APT group Sandworm employed new operational technology (OT) attacks that caused power outages while the Russian army was conducting mass missile strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine in October. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2023

Pro-Palestine hackers threaten Israeli chemical companies

Threat actors are targeting Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories, security experts warn. Threat actors have launched a massive hacking campaign aimed at Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories. A group, named Electronic Quds Force, is threatening companies’ engineers and workers and are inviting them to resign from their positions. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022

Pro-Palestinian group GhostSec hacked Berghof PLCs in Israel

The hacktivist collective GhostSec claimed to have compromised 55 Berghof PLCs used by Israeli organizations. Pro-Palestinian Hacking Group GhostSec claimed to have compromised 55 Berghof programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used by Israeli organizations as part of a Free Palestine campaign. On September, 4th, 2022, GhostSec announced on social media and its Telegram channel that it has compromised […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2022

Clop gang targeted UK drinking water supplier South Staffordshire Water

A cyber attack disrupted the IT operations of South Staffordshire Water, a company supplying drinking water to 1.6M consumers daily. South Staffordshire Water has issued a statement confirming the security breach, the company pointed out that the attack did not impact the safety and water distribution systems. South Staffordshire Water plc known as South Staffs […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2022

US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. “The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021

Critical flaws in myPRO HMI/SCADA product could allow takeover vulnerable systems

A researcher found a dozen vulnerabilities in mySCADA myPRO product, some of which have been rated as critical. mySCADA myPRO is a multiplatform, human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that allows to visualize and control industrial processes. The security researcher Michael Heinzl discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the myPRO product, some […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2021

637 flaws in industrial control system (ICS) products were published in H1 2021

During the first half of 2021, 637 vulnerabilities affecting industrial control system (ICS) products were published, affecting products from 76 vendors. Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty published its third Biannual ICS Risk & Vulnerability Report that analyzes the vulnerability landscape relevant to leading automation products used across the ICS domain. The company reported that during the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2021

Experts demonstrated how to hack a utility and take over a smart meter

Researchers from the FireEye’s Mandiant team have breached the network of a North American utility and turn off one of its smart meters. Over the years, the number of attacks against ICS/SCADA systems used by industrial organizations worldwide has rapidly increased. Many security firms highlighted the risks related to attacks targeting OT networks used in […]

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Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets

Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply

Russian Sandworm disrupts power in Ukraine with a new OT attack

Pro-Palestine hackers threaten Israeli chemical companies

Pro-Palestinian group GhostSec hacked Berghof PLCs in Israel

Clop gang targeted UK drinking water supplier South Staffordshire Water

US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

Critical flaws in myPRO HMI/SCADA product could allow takeover vulnerable systems

637 flaws in industrial control system (ICS) products were published in H1 2021

Experts demonstrated how to hack a utility and take over a smart meter

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