Security News
UK energy supplier People's Energy this week started informing customers of a data breach that affected some of their personal information. In a data breach notification published on its website, the energy supplier reveals that, on December 16, it was the victim of a cyberattack in which an unauthorized party accessed one of the systems used to store member data.
More high-profile organizations are named as victims of the cyber-espionage campaign that involved an attack on Texas-based IT management and monitoring company SolarWinds. Politico reported on Thursday that the U.S. Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration were also targeted in the attack.
Renewable electricity and gas supplier People's Energy has told its 250,000-plus customers that a "Gap" in the security of its IT system was exploited by digital burglars. The British company's co-founders Karin Sode and David Pike wrote to customers on Thursday morning to confirm that "Yesterday People's Energy was affected by a cyber security data breach."
TeamViewer released TeamViewer 15.12 for macOS, which already supports the new custom architecture known as Apple Silicon. The latest TeamViewer client supports the Apple Silicon structure as well as the new macOS Big Sur, which will be the first operating system on Apple Silicon.
Siemens Energy announced a new AI-based industrial cybersecurity service, Managed Detection and Response, powered by Eos.ii, to help small and medium-sized energy companies defend critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. "As the digital revolution transforms the energy industry, industrial operating environments are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks," said Leo Simonovich, Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy.
Researchers are warning that a new class of botnets could be marshaled and used to manipulate energy markets via zombie armies of power-hungry connected devices such as air conditioners, heaters, dryers and digital thermostats. Researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology laid out the scenario in a Black Hat 2020 virtual session Wednesday.
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has demonstrated how, in theory, a malicious actor could manipulate the energy market using a botnet powered by high-wattage IoT devices. The Georgia Tech researchers say a threat actor could manipulate the electricity market the same way financial markets can be manipulated: generate an event that causes prices to drop or rise, and buy when the price is low and sell when the price is high.
Delta launched an innovative digital exhibition under the theme 'Pioneering Energy-efficient Infrastructure Technologies' to unveil new smart and energy-efficient solutions for 5G and IoT edge computing, e-mobility, as well as smart manufacturing. These include the SmartNode modularised data centre solution for fast and flexible implementation of energy-efficient edge computing data centres; the UFC200 Ultra Fast EV charger, a 200kW system especially for charging point operators and fleet managers; and Delta's DIAStudio Smart Machine Suite, a digital platform that enables efficient machine development and configuration.
The ICS/SCADA-focused malware is likely behind a duo of attacks this week, on Honda and a South American energy company, researchers said. The Snake ransomware has reportedly hit two high-profile companies this week: Honda and a South American energy-distribution company called Enel Argentina.
PwC, Cognite, and OutSystems have formed a strategic partnership to deliver unprecedented digital transformation solutions for manufacturing, energy and utility customers. The new partnership will allow companies to go from idea to application in a matter of weeks instead of years using Cognite Data Fusion, a proven world-leading, industrially focused data operations platform, the OutSystems leading low-code development platform, and PwC's change management and digital strategies to operate and scale.