by ghale | Dec 9, 2021
Queensland, Australia, government-owned energy generator CS Energy continued to generate electricity and feed it into the grid since the November 27 ransomware attack and has “systems and safeguards [with] layers of separation and protection, which enabled it to... 
by ghale | Dec 6, 2021
Montrose, Colorado-based Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) should be up and running by the end of this week and completely operational by the end of the year after the utility fell victim to a “sophisticated and malicious” cyber attack in early November. DMEA... 
by ghale | Nov 23, 2021
One of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers, Aarhus, Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S, shut down computer systems across several locations Saturday to deal with a cyber security incident. Vestas discovered a cyber security incident Friday and has since then,... 
by ghale | Nov 19, 2021
By Gregory Hale Attackers were able to get into Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods and CNA Financial Corp.’s systems as a result of “small failures” within their individual security protocols and hold up those companies for millions of dollars in ransom payments. Colonial’s... 
by ghale | Sep 30, 2021
By Gregory Hale An attacker comes in takes over your system and holds it for ransom for $10 million. By sneaking in and taking over the system, they have already committed a crime, and by announcing they will gladly give you back your system once you fork over the $10... 