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Iran’s atomic energy agency confirms hack after stolen data leaked online
2022-10-24 17:17

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization has confirmed that one of its subsidiaries' email servers was hacked after the ''Black Reward' hacking group published stolen data online.AEOI says an unauthorized party from a specific foreign country, which is not named, stole emails from the hacked server, which consisted of daily correspondence and technical memos.

Hacktivists say they stole 100,000 emails from Iran's nuclear energy agency
2022-10-24 02:30

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has laughed off claims that the email systems of a subsidiary were compromised, revealing important operational data about a nuclear power plant. An activist group that calls itself Black Reward and claims to be from Iran took to Telegram last Friday with claims it had accessed an email server run by a company related to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and exfiltrated 324 inboxes comprising over 100,000 messages and totalling over 50G of files.

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2022-10-20 00:00

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Indian Energy Company Tata Power's IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
2022-10-15 04:48

Tata Power Company Limited, India's largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack. The intrusion on IT infrastructure impacted "Some of its IT systems," the company said in a filing with the National Stock Exchange of India.

North Korean cyberespionage actor Lazarus targets energy providers with new malware
2022-09-14 17:22

Lazarus, also known as Hidden Cobra or Zinc, is a known nation-state cyberespionage threat actor originating from North Korea, according to the U.S. government. Lazarus could use only VSingle, VSingle and MagicRAT, or a new malware dubbed YamaBot.

North Korean Lazarus Hackers Targeting Energy Providers Around the World
2022-09-08 12:20

A malicious campaign mounted by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group is targeting energy providers around the world, including those based in the United States, Canada, and Japan. "The campaign is meant to infiltrate organizations around the world for establishing long-term access and subsequently exfiltrating data of interest to the adversary's nation-state," Cisco Talos said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

Lazarus Group unleashed a MagicRAT to spy on energy providers
2022-09-08 12:00

The North Korean state-sponsored crime ring Lazarus Group is behind a new cyberespionage campaign with the goal to steal data and trade secrets from energy providers across the US, Canada and Japan, according to Cisco Talos. The Lazarus Group is perhaps best known for the infamous WannaCry attacks and a ton of cryptocurrency theft.

North Korean Lazarus hackers take aim at U.S. energy providers
2022-09-08 12:00

The North Korean APT group 'Lazarus' is exploiting VMWare Horizon servers to access the corporate networks of energy providers in the United States, Canada, and Japan. Lazarus is a state-backed threat actor known for conducting espionage, data theft, and cryptocurrency stealing campaigns over the past decade.

BlackCat ransomware claims attack on Italian energy agency
2022-09-02 20:05

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Italy's energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA over the weekend. A GSE spokesperson disclosed that its website and systems were taken down to block the attackers from gaining access to the data after detecting the attack on Sunday night-GSE's website is still down, almost a week after the incident.

Dealing with cyber threats in the energy sector: Are we on the right path?
2022-09-01 05:00

In this interview for Help Net Security, Katie Taitler, Senior Cybersecurity Strategista at Axonius, talks about cyber threats in the energy sector and what should be improved to make sure this sector is properly guarded. What are the reasons the energy sector is so unprepared for these growing cyber threats?