In recent months, researchers have caught ransomware “intentionally tampering with industrial control systems that dams, electric grids, and gas refineries rely on to keep equipment running safely,” reports Ars Technica. According to researchers at the security firm Drago, the ransomware tries to kill 64 different processes, the names of which are all hard-coded within the malware. Long-time Slashdot reader Garabito shared…
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Will Iran Launch a Cyberattack Against the U.S.?
“Iranian officials are likely considering a cyber-attack against the U.S. in the wake of an airstrike that killed one of its top military officials,” reports Bloomberg: In a tweet after the airstrike on Thursday, Christopher Krebs, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, repeated a warning from the summer about Iranian malicious cyber-attacks, and urged the public to brush…
Spring Cyberattack on US Power Grid ‘Probably Just Some Script Kiddie’
The electric utility non-profit NERC has posted a “Lessons Learned” document detailing a March 5th incident that Environment & Energy News calls “a first-of-its-kind cyberattack on the U.S. grid”. While it didn’t cause any blackouts — it was at a “low-impact” control center — NERC is now warning power utilities to “have as few internet facing devices as possible” and to…