Tag: cyber attacker

Cyberattack targets systems at Oiltanking, Mabanaft Group, impacting operations

Cyberattack targets systems at Oiltanking, Mabanaft Group, impacting operations

Two German companies, Oiltanking GmbH Group and Mabanaft Group, said on Tuesday that they had fallen victims to a cyber incident affecting their IT systems. Both companies owned by Hamburg-based company fuel group Marquard & Bahls have been struck by…

SolarWinds attack

One year after SolarWinds attack, more needs to be done to boost cybersecurity in industrial sector

Exactly a year after the SolarWinds attack, when suspected nation-state hackers gained access to the networks, systems, and data of thousands of SolarWinds customers, it is a moment of reckoning for the cybersecurity sector, as it tries to prevent newer…

Cuba ransomware

Cuba ransomware hackers target close to 50 entities across five US critical infrastructure sectors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that ransomware hackers, it refers to as, ‘Cuba ransomware’ hackers have compromised at least 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors, including organizations in the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology…

JCDC

US inspecting another model to step up critical infrastructure protection, after its JCDC initiative

A senior member of the U.S. government said on Friday that it is scrutinizing a new model that it calls ‘primary systemically important entities’ or PSIES, which will deal with the next steps in providing critical infrastructure protection. The measure…

FIN12 group

FIN12 group targets healthcare sector with concentrated, ransomware attacks

Mandiant Intelligence has revealed details on the FIN12 group, with almost 20 percent of observed victims in the healthcare industry and several of these organizations operating healthcare facilities. Since initially emerging, FIN12 has maintained close partnerships with TRICKBOT affiliated cyber…