U.S. Security Agencies Issue Advisory on Russian Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure January 12, 2022 Federal cybersecurity officials are again warning of Russian cyber attacks and urging critical infrastructure networks in particular to be on...
Florida Cyber Attack Raises Alarm Over Security of Water Treatment Plants February 11, 2021 By Tamara Lush, Alan Suderman and Frank Bajak A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how...
Israel Thwarts Major Cyber Attack Against Its Water Systems May 29, 2020 By Aron Heller Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water...
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...
Canada Concerned About Cyber Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure: Source October 24, 2017 By Alastair Sharp and Jim Finkle The Canadian government is “really worried” about cyber attacks that have targeted critical infrastructure and has helped companies improve their...
Russia-Backed Hackers Suspected in Cyber Attacks of Baltic Energy Networks May 12, 2017 By Stephen Jewkes and Oleg Vukmanovic Suspected Russia-backed hackers have launched exploratory cyber attacks against the energy networks of the Baltic states, sources said, raising security...
Surprising Number of Cyber Attacks Aim to Destroy, Not Steal April 7, 2015 By Joseph Menn Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according...