September 6, 2024
Since the beginning of 2024, Trend Micro have been receiving incident response cases from Taiwan. Trend Micro researchers track this unidentified threat cluster as TIDRONE. Their research reveals that the threat actors have shown significant interest in military-related industry chains, particularly in the manufacturers of drones.
Furthermore, telemetry from VirusTotal indicates that the targeted countries are ... August 25, 2024
The Port of Seattle said Saturday it was hit with a “possible cyberattack” that impacted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, phone systems, and websites.
The outage was first reported Saturday morning just after 9 a.m. PT, described as an “internet and web systems outage.” A few hours later, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport posted on X and said the Port ... August 22, 2024
US regulators are seeking to revise and simplify the framework for cybersecurity provision on aircraft, in order to harmonise with European certification standards and avoid continually having to issue special conditions.
This revision follows several years of work to address the need to protect against unlawful electronic interference as aircraft systems have evolved – notably since ... August 20, 2024
Information technology is developing at a rapid pace, with completely new areas emerging, such as DevOps and DevSecOps – and we’re striving to keep up. However, in some projects, you may encounter systems built on rather outdated principles. Such systems must be approached with care, since a single mistake can lead to data loss and ... July 19, 2024
The reputation of a Company that describes themselves as one of the world’s best cyber security Companies is in tatters tonight, with the US business facing the potential of being sued by hundreds of business including major retailers in Australia and insurance Companies looking to claw back payouts for lost income, airline delays and customers ... July 19, 2024
CrowdStrike is a company that provides cloud-based online security solutions. Its software is used by some of the largest players in cloud services, including Amazon’s AWS.
CrowdStrike has also been implicated in the global outage that has impacted retailers, airlines, media companies and more. The company’s co-founder has acknowledged the issue, and says a fix has ... July 19, 2024
The ‘most serious IT outage the world has ever seen’ sparked global chaos today – with planes and trains grounded, the NHS disrupted, shops closed, football teams unable to sell tickets and banks and TV channels knocked offline.
The devastating technical fault caused Windows computers to suddenly shut down, prompting departure boards to immediately turn off ... July 10, 2024
A recent post on the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums claims that the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) has suffered a data breach.
According to the post, the breached data contains approximately 7,083 records that include names, NICs, emails, passport numbers, and other sensitive data. Blurred screenshot of post alleging Airport and Aviation Services Sri ... June 29, 2024
The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.
The aim is to integrate commercial equipment into military space operations, including satellites and other hardware. This would enhance cybersecurity for military satellites. As space becomes more important to the world’s critical infrastructure, the risk increases that hostile nation-states will ... June 25, 2024
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has shuffled its priorities to place battling the “cyber and other threats posed by the People’s Republic of China” at the top of the list, at least until the end of 2025.
China has been conducting numerous cyber attacks against US infrastructure, particularly focussing on internet-facing endpoints within water ... June 21, 2024
Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to investigate and take preventive measures, officials said Friday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi acknowledged that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has had “a number of” cyberattacks ... June 5, 2024
Since March 2024, the BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence team has been tracking the cluster of activity dubbed Sapphire Werewolf.
The threat actor targets Russia’s industries, such as education, manufacturing, IT, defense, and aerospace engineering. Over 300 attacks were carried out using Amethyst, an offshoot of the popular open‑source SapphireStealer. The attackers disguise the malware as an enforcement ... May 9, 2024
Boeing has revealed it refused to pay a $200 million ransom demand from ransomware hackers who stole a tranche of sensitive data in 2023.
The incident impacted elements of its parts and distribution business, but that flight safety was not compromised. LockBit’s affiliates walked away with 43 gigabytes of data, for which they later demanded an ... May 1, 2024
Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application, after media reports suggested there was a data breach allowing users access to other passengers’ travel information.
Multiple local media outlets, citing Qantas customers, are reporting that some users can see strangers’ full travel information, with at least one user being ... April 2, 2024
Transportation is a key economic sector. It spans a multitude of diverse companies engaged in logistics, urban transit, land and air cargo and passenger conveyance, and other activities.
The transportation system performs critical functions that support nationwide objectives by connecting different areas of a country and sectors of the economy. Carriers also do business with large ... March 22, 2024
Spanish airline Air Europa said on Friday personal data of its customers may have been compromised in a security incident that was detected in October last year.
The company’s investigation showed that name, ID card or passport details, date of birth, telephone number, email address and nationality details could have been leaked, Air Europa told its ... February 20, 2024
In today’s interconnected world, space technology forms the backbone of our global communication, navigation and security systems.
Satellites orbiting Earth are pivotal for everything from GPS navigation to international banking transactions, making them indispensable assets in our daily lives and in global infrastructure. However, as our dependency on these celestial guardians escalates, so too does their ... February 5, 2024
An Indonesian technician working for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) was caught trying to leak internal documents related to the Korean supersonic fighter jet KF-21 ‘Boramae.’
While no core technology leaks have been confirmed yet, it is known that the individual attempted to extract a substantial amount of data. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and ... February 3, 2024
Criminals could remotely tamper with the data that apps used by airplane pilots rely on to inform safe takeoff and landing procedures, according to fresh research.
In a scenario that elicits strong memories of that nail-biting flight scene from Die Hard 2, researchers investigating electronic flight bags (EFBs) found the app used by Airbus pilots was ... January 29, 2024
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, known as “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.
Planeta is a state research center that uses space satellite data and ground sources such as radars and stations to provide information and accurate predictions about weather, climate, natural disasters, extreme ...