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Throwback Attack: Hackers attempt to flood Israeli water supply with chlorine

In April 2020, Israel suffered a cyberattack on their water facilities were lucky enough to avoid the consequences. The threat actors attempted to hack into the industrial control systems (ICS) of five Israeli Water Authority…

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Throwback Attack: DDoS attacks are born in the Big Ten

Every insidious and pervasive menace plaguing society has to begin somewhere. As more and more devices are connected to networks and information is shunted to the cloud, industrial cyberattacks continue to rise. Sophos’ recent State…

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A rise in ransomware leaves businesses looking for answers

Ransomware attacks have plagued the cybersecurity industry for years, and they’re coming at an increasing rate. In late April, Sophos, a software security company, released data and analysis from a survey on the state of…

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Throwback Attack: Careto malware attacks more than 30 countries

The world has been full of threats in the past couple of years. We have seen potential wars, actual invasions, a worldwide pandemic and so much more. It is hard to keep track of it…

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The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack exposed the soft underbelly of U.S. critical infrastructure

It has been one-year since the high-profile ransomware attack on energy pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline, which led to widespread fuel shortages along the East Coast. Add to that the later news that the U.S. Department…

SwRI used programmable logic controllers (PLCs) connected to input/output (I/O) modules to a test network. Algorithms scanned the network for cyberattacks through data packets transferred over the Modbus/TCP protocol. Courtesy: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

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IDS developed for industrial control systems

Southwest Research Institute has developed technology to help government and industry detect cyber threats to industrial networks used in critical infrastructure and manufacturing systems. SwRI funded the research to address emerging cyber threats in the…

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Throwback Attack: Ethical hackers take down a Google office building

While much of cybersecurity focuses on protecting information technology (IT) systems, data and intellectual property, digital transformation has changed the game. As more systems are connected to the internet through the Industrial Internet of Things…

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Throwback Attack: Russian APT group Turla has hit 45 countries since 2004

Since Russia made its initial incursion into Ukraine, the world has been wondering where the superpower will strike next. However, the next strike likely won’t be a physical attack, but rather will occur in the…

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Throwback attack: The Equation Group, ‘God of cyberespionage’

President Biden recently spoke out about cybersecurity concerns, demonstrating that the world is on high alert for impending threats. It has been a national priority to strengthen cybersecurity for the past year, especially due to…

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Throwback attack: Russia launches its first cyberattack on the U.S. with Moonlight Maze

As the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine worsens, U.S. agencies have advised that there could be Russian malware originally designed to target Ukraine that leaks to other countries, including the U.S. and NATO allies.…