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CISA updates CFATS program landing page, encourages facilities to maintain chemical security measures

CISA updates CFATS program landing page, encourages facilities to maintain chemical security measures

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated the landing page of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security (CFATS) program, after the Senate failed last week to pass legislation that reauthorizes the program, before its expiration date of July…

chemical facilities

CISA updates cybersecurity guidelines for chemical facilities

Following the flurry of cyberattacks that have hit the U.S. critical infrastructure in recent months, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released on Tuesday new guidelines to help chemical facilities know when to report cyber incidents. The nation’s security…

email phishing

Energy, O&G companies and suppliers hit by global email phishing campaign

Researchers from security company Intezer have detected a sophisticated email phishing campaign targeting large international companies in the energy, oil and gas, and electronics industries. The cyber attackers have typically used typosquatting and spoofed emails, and available data indicates that…

DoppelPaymer ransomware

Foxconn hit by DoppelPaymer ransomware, reportedly faces US$34M demand in bitcoins

Foxconn was hit by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that infected the systems at the Mexican facility of the electronics manufacturing giant over the Thanksgiving weekend, when attackers stole unencrypted files before encrypting devices and deleting files, according to media reports.…