Power Grid news and trends

Was A Massive Cyberattack Just Prevented?
Safety and Security // May 24, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is dismantling a “large network of hacked routers and storage devices” that could have enabled a “massive cyberattack,” according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The FBI move came after Cisco Systems Inc. and authorities from the United...

ESET Finds Malware That Could Target Power Supplies
Security & Fraud // June 13, 2017

ESET researchers have been analyzing samples of dangerous malware that could be used in a cyberattack on power supply infrastructure. In a press release, the company said the malware was probably involved in the December 2016 cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid that prevented part of its capital, Kiev, from getting power...

Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware
Security & Fraud // April 28, 2017

The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. This according to the latest volume of the Internet Security Threat Report published today by software company and security product provider Symantec. In an...

Interviews & Exclusives
Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware

April 28, 2017
The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. This according to the latest volume of the Internet Security Threat Report published today by software company and security product provider Symantec. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Kevin Haley, director of Symantec […]