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Tag: manufacturing


Cyber-crime, Malware

Ande Loader Malware Targets Manufacturing Sector in North America

March 14, 2024

Via: The Hacker News

The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been observed using a loader malware called Ande Loader to deliver remote access trojans (RATs) like Remcos RAT and NjRAT. The attacks, which take the form of phishing emails, targeted Spanish-speaking users […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

New Agenda Ransomware Variant, Written in Rust, Aiming at Critical Infrastructure

December 19, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

A Rust variant of a ransomware strain known as Agenda has been observed in the wild, making it the latest malware to adopt the cross-platform programming language after BlackCat, Hive, Luna, and RansomExx. Agenda, attributed to an operator named Qilin, […]


Network security

Plugging the Data Leak in Manufacturing

November 13, 2019

Via: Threat Post

More often than not, when then the internet of things (IoT) is brought up these days, it conjures images of Alexa, Siri and Cortana. These personal assistants can help users turn on a smart light bulb, flick on the oven […]


Network security

Manufacturing sector most vulnerable to insider threats

April 15, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

Almost three quarters of the 650+ international IT professionals Gurucul canvassed said they are vulnerable to insider threats, and ranked user error (39%) and malicious insiders (35%) ahead of account compromise (26%) as their leading concern. Small enterprises reported being […]


Data loss, Network security, Vulnerabilities

Data Leak at Robotics Firm Exposes Global Manufacturers

July 24, 2018

Via: Security Week

A publicly accessible server belonging to robotics vendor Level One Robotics and Controls, Inc. contained sensitive documents connected to more than one hundred manufacturing companies. Established in 2000, the engineering service provider offers automation process and assembly for OEM’s, Tier […]


Malware

FormBook Malware Targets US Defense Contractors, Aerospace and Manufacturing Sectors

October 10, 2017

Via: Threat Post

Attackers spreading new malware called FormBook are singling out aerospace firms, defense contractors and some manufacturing organizations in the United States and South Korea. According to researchers at FireEye, FormBook was spotted in several high-volume distribution campaigns targeting the U.S. […]


Vulnerabilities

Manufacturing industry most exposed to cyber threats, Deloitte says

November 18, 2016

Via: Hot for Security

Security researchers have regularly expressed concern across industries that manufacturers are particularly vulnerable to cyber threats, and now a study finally backs them up. After interviewing 35 manufacturing executives and analyzing 225 survey responses from industry executives, Deloitte discovered that […]


Access control

Can we trust our computers? Many have been tampered with during the manufacturing process.

October 24, 2016

Via: Panda Security

How can you prevent a manufacturing sabotage from becoming an IT disaster? Securing your company’s network with the right protection measures isn’t always enough. Of course you should install an adequate protection system and ensure that your employees use robust passwords. However, […]


Cyber warfare

DHS: Cyberattacks on critical manufacturing doubled in 2015

January 18, 2016

Via: The Hill

The Department of Homeland Security investigated almost twice as many cyberattacks on the nation’s critical manufacturing sector in fiscal year 2015 as the year before, according to a new government report. Critical manufacturing includes automakers, aviation equipment manufacturers and producers […]


Wireless security

Industrial security awareness continues to remain low

September 15, 2015

Via: wireless-security

While traditional #manufacturing industries were not designed with security in mind, the proliferation of networks and devices, disparate communication channels, and the use of off-the-shelf software have thrust cyber-security into the spotlight. #safety and security concerns associated with the high […]