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Malware Discovered at Nuclear Plant in India

October 31, 2019 admin Business, claroty, connected plant, Cybersecurity, dtrack, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, indegy, International, kudankulam, malware, news, North korea, nozomi, npcil, Nuclear, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:33:33 +0000

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Malware detected at the Kundankulam nuclear power plant in India’s state of Tamil Nadu has not affected plant systems, an investigation by Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL), the nation’s nuclear plant operator, confirms. The entity said in a press release on Oct. 30 that it discovered the malware on Sept. 4 on the personal […]

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Cyberattack Debilitates Major Aluminum and Hydropower Producer

March 19, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, cyberx, Dragos, Hydro, hydropower, iiot, iiot chemical, iiot cyber, iiot power, indegy, International, lockergoga, news, Norway, notpetya, nozomi, ransomware, Renewables, wannacry

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:05:53 +0000

Norsk Hydro, a major global aluminum producer that is also Norway’s third-largest producer of hydropower, has been stricken by an extensive cyberattack—reportedly ransomware—that forced its entire global network offline. The company powers its sizable aluminum production operations with 20 hydropower plants concentrated in Telemark, Røldal-Suldal, Sogn, and Vennesla, producing a total 10 TWh per year. […]

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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn

October 19, 2018 admin blackenergy, connected plant, Cybersecurity, cyberx, iiot cyber, in-depth, Instrumentation & Controls, International, malware, news, notpetya, nozomi, Research and Development, Technology, telebots, tor, Ukraine

BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is using the malware to target industrial networks outside Ukraine, researchers from Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET warn. The researchers said in an October 17–released white paper that analysis of the previously undocumented GreyEnergy […]

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