Hackers are increasingly targeting energy companies -- here's how

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

https://www.verdict.co.uk/energy-and-utilities-cyberattacks/

By Robert Scammell
Staff Writer
Verdict
November 1, 2018

Cyberattackers are increasingly targeting energy and utilities companies 
through their enterprise IT networks, according to a report released today 
by cybersecurity company Vectra

Hackers have long been targeting energy and utility companies, with the 
goal of causing disruption to infrastructure. In extreme cases, critical 
infrastructure failure could result in a nuclear reactor meltdown.

The FBI, National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center 
(NCCIC) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have 
noted that since at least March 2016 there has been a notable increase of 
energy and utilities cyberattacks from Russian operatives targeting US 
critical infrastructure sectors.

Between January and June 2018, Vectra's Cognito cyberattack detection 
platform scanned the networks of over 250 companies that opted in for 
monitoring. They collected metadata from more than 4 million devices, data 
servers and enterprise environments.

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