Russia-Aligned Hackers Pose Threat to Canada Energy Sector, Spy Agency Says June 23, 2023 Russia-aligned hackers could seek to disrupt Canada’s powerful oil and natural gas sector, especially since Ottawa is a strong backer...
Cyberattacks on Renewables: The Stuff of Nightmares for Europe’s Power Sector June 15, 2023 By Nora Buli, Nina Chestney and Christoph Steitz Saboteurs target a nation leading the world in clean energy. They hack into vulnerable wind and solar power systems. They...
Cyber Insurers Seeing Surge in Interest by Energy Companies Since Pipeline Attack May 28, 2021 By Laura Sanicola U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S....
Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days February 19, 2020 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted energy and other infrastructure firms to review their cybersecurity after a ransomware...
Threat of Cyber Attack Keeps One UK Energy Executive Awake at Night November 14, 2018 By Rachel Morison Imagining the fallout from a successful computer hack is keeping one British energy executive awake at night. “An attack could...
U.S. Says Russia Behind Years of ‘Multi-Stage’ Cyber Attacks on Energy Grid March 16, 2018 By Dustin Volz and Timothy Gardner The Trump administration on Thursday blamed the Russian government for a campaign of cyber attacks stretching back at least two...
U.S. Reports on Cyber Attacks on Manufacturing, Other Industries January 15, 2016 By Jim Finkle U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigations of cyber attacks on the nation’s critical manufacturing sector nearly doubled in the year...