Tag: EKANS

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure have been rapidly increasing and pose a greater threat to operational technology (OT) assets and control systems. In recent years, the quantity and range of ransomware infections targeting industrial organizations have significantly increased, exemplified by…

Looking back at the key cybersecurity trends, 2021 was undoubtedly the year when the industrial sector had to reckon with serious ransomware offensives and supply chain attacks. The surging cybersecurity threat landscape has demonstrated that operational and production disruption is…

Industrial cybersecurity company Applied Risk organized Thursday its NightWatch 2021 online event that hosted the OT (operational technology) security community to discuss and learn from experts, analyze research findings, and share established strategies from the field. It allowed participants to…

Ransomware attacks against OT networks are on the rise and have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Allan Liska, a threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future. Apart from disrupting operations, the threat of ransomware is leading to financial losses…

In early January of this year, industrial cybersecurity provider Dragos published a private report to it’s Dragos WorldView Threat Intelligence customers. The report detailed a new  threat known as EKANS ransomware which first emerged in mid-December 2019. EKANS is unique…