Energias de Portugal (EDP)
April 14, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Attackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware encrypt the systems of Portuguese multinational energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) and are now asking for a 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or 9.9M).
Berkine
April 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
The Maze ransomware group posts data from Berkine, a joint venture between Sonatrach, the state-owned oil company of Algeria, and the US firm formerly known as Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
ENTSO-E
March 9, 2020
•[ hack, energy ]
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), says that its IT network had been compromised in a "cyber intrusion."
Southern Water
February 26, 2020
•[ social, phishing, energy ]
British utility Southern Water is the victim of a phishing attack, resulting in a shutdown of some of the company's systems.
Endeavor Energy Resources
February 21, 2020
•[ social, phishing, energy ]
Endeavor Energy Resources notifies employees and dependents after employee fell prey to phishing attack on January 14.
Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD)
February 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announces it was hit by a ransomware attack.
Undisclosed natural gas compression facility
February 18, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerts organizations across all critical U.S. infrastructure sectors about a recent ransomware attack that affected a natural gas compression facility.
INA Group
February 14, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
A ransomware attack cripples some business operations at INA Group, Croatia's biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain.
American Electric Utilities
January 9, 2020
•[ espionage, energy ]
Researchers from Dragos reveal that a state-sponsored group affiliated to Iran called Magnallium has been probing American electric utilities for the past year.
Bapco
December 29, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
Multiple sources reveal that Iranian state-sponsored hackers have deployed Dustman, a new strain of data-wiping malware on the network of Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company. The attack occurred on December 29, 2019.
Iren
December 19, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Iren, one of the most important utilities in Italy, is crippled by a ransomware attack.
A major player in Britain's nuclear power industry
November 30, 2019
•[ hack, energy ]
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is called in after a cyber attack on a major player in Britain's nuclear power industry triggers a security crisis.
Pemex
November 11, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
A ransomware attack hits computer servers and halts administrative work at Mexican state oil firm Pemex.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
October 30, 2019
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) confirms that the network of a nuclear power plant was infected with malware. Several security researchers identify the malware as a version of DTrack, a backdoor trojan developed by the Lazarus Group.
Hibiscus Petroleum
October 7, 2019
•[ hack, energy ]
Hibiscus Petroleum reveals that its IT system was "subjected to an attack" the previous week.
US petroleum industry
October 1, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
Researchers from Netskope discover a campaign against the US petroleum industry carried out via a new Adwind Remote Access Trojan (RAT) variant.
At least 17 Utilities in the US.
September 23, 2019
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
Researchers from Proofpoint disclose a new attack targeting US Utilities. The operation is dubbed LookBack.
U.K.-based energy firm
August 30, 2019
•[ financial, social, energy ]
An insurance firm (Euler Hermes Group SA) reveals that criminals used artificial intelligence-based software to impersonate a CEO's voice and demand a fraudulent transfer of 220,000 ($243,000) back in March.
City Power
July 25, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
City Power, a major electricity supplier in South Africa's largest city has suffered a ransomware attack, leaving some residents without power. More than a quarter of a million people might have been affected.
Russia's electric power grid
June 15, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
The New York Times, citing current and former government officials, reveals that the United States planted a potentially destructive malware in Russia's electric power grid.
