Responding to thecyberattacktriggered by an alarm, the utility promptly shut down the compromised system. Water facility representatives emphasized that there was no substantialriskto the drinking water or the overall water supply. The hacktivist groupCyber Av3ngers, with alleged ties to Iran, claimed...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There are discussions about safeguards after a cyber attack at a water plant in western Pennsylvania shut down a critical piece of technology. Almost one week ago, theIran-backed group "Cyber Av3ngers" claimed responsibility for a hack of the Municipal Wat...
“We will remember last month as a turning point in the history of modern cyber wars. The attempt to attack Israel was coordinated and organized with the aim of damaging our humanitarian water system.” “If the attack had been successful, in the midst of the corona crisis we would have ...
The supply chain attack was targeted at the System of Electronic Interaction of Executive Bodies (SEI EB), which is used by government organizations to distribute documents to officials. Of note: New evidence also suggests the Gamaredon is a hack-for-hire group that provides services to other...
ClearSky Cyber Security has detected a watering hole attack on at least eight Israeli websites. The attack is highly likely to be orchestrated by a nation-state actor from Iran, with a low confidence specific attribution to Tortoiseshell (also called TA456 or Imperial Kitten). The Infected site...
But, Iran is recruiting a hacker army to target the U.S. power grid, water systems and other vital infrastructure for cyberattack in a future confrontation with the United States, security specialists will warn Congress Thursday. "If Iran is willing to blow up a Washington restaurant and kill...
Blackshadow HackersIranIsraelPolitical motivationPay2Key ransomware , dataleaks ThreatSecNot in USindiahacktivist group, pseudo-ethical motivesddos attacks, system intrusion, webpage defacement, dataleaks, XSS, XML, XXE et SQLhttps://t.me/s/threatsec?before=155know username : Wiz ...
1.(Computer Science) the use of electronic communications and the internet to disrupt a country's telecommunications, power supply, transport system, etc 2.(Military) the use of electronic communications and the internet to disrupt a country's telecommunications, power supply, transport system, etc...
Also this year, the Israeli government stopped a major cyberattack on its water systems and Iran was likely behind it as reported by media outlets. Add to the list Mexican oil company Pemex, as they were attacked according to Reuters with threats made to cripple the company’s customers. ...
The method is usually used in attack operations against other countries' telecommunication and network operators. When the NSA gains control of the targeted telecom network operator's system, it is able to monitor the target's cellphone communication content. In the attack against Northwestern Polytech...