It has been reported that one of Iran’s most active hacker groups appears to have shifted focus. Rather than just standard IT networks, they’re targeting the physical control systems used in electric utilities, manufacturing, and oil refineries. At the CyberwarCon conference today, a Microsoft security researcher plans to present new findings that show this shift in the activity of the Iranian hacker group APT33, also known by the names Holmium, Refined Kitten, or Elfin.
Microsoft warns that Iranian hacker group APT33 has been targeting dozens of suppliers of industrial control systems, possibly with the intention of disruptive attacks. “They’re looking to inflict some pain on someone’s critical infrastructure.” https://t.co/0ZfPm92lOR
— Andy Greenberg (@a_greenberg) November 20, 2019
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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"Governments and critical infrastructure organisations should absolutely be worried about these threats...."
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"Modern SSO methods can protect against account lockout by offering passwordless login flows...."
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@Martin Jartelius, CSO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"This is of course a risk and shows again that the use of multi-factor authentication is a good precaution. ..."
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@Adam Laub, CMO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"APT33’s or any other group’s focus on manufacturers and ICS-related industries...."
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@Ray DeMeo, Co-Founder and COO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The ICS industry needs a serious wakeup call to take these threats more seriously...."
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@Ray DeMeo, Co-Founder and COO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The ICS industry needs a serious wakeup call to take these threats more seriously...."
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@Adam Laub, CMO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The damage of identity or IP theft would pale in comparison to the catastrophic failure of a power plant...."
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@Raphael Reich, Vice President, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Finding and eliminating this shadow risk is a prerequisite to keeping attackers out of organizations...."
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