Tag: logistics
Ransomware attacks on industrial systems double in one year
Ransomware attacks on the operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) that run industrial facilities almost doubled in 2024. According to Washington DC-based industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, ransomware attacks on industrial organizations in 2024 increased by a staggering 87 percent over the previous year. The main industries targeted were: electricity and water; industrial manufacturing; telecommunications; oil and gas; food and beverage; chemical manufacturing; mining, transportation, and logistics. Manufacturing, which accounted for 69 percent of all ransomware attacks targeting 1,171 manufacturing entities, was by far the worst hit.
US fleet management systems impacted in ransomware attack – September 19th
ORBCOMM, the US trucking and fleet management software provider, has linked recent service outages across freight transportation firms throughout the US to a ransomware attack. These outages prevented the Blue Tree Electronic Logging Device usage and inventory tracking capabilities of the fleet management software. Investigations continue into the identity of the threat actors.
Cloud security compromised by constant upgrades
There is mounting evidence that companies may have been naive in accepting Big Tech’s optimistic assurances that sensitive data can be stored more securely in the cloud than on the company’s own servers. In its latest Attack Surface Threat report, Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks reveals that the cloud has now become “the dominant attack surface”, with four out of five security vulnerabilities observed in organizations across all sectors coming from a cloud environment.
New RAT variant gives control over Android devices – September 6th
New RAT variant gives control over Android devices The Indian government