November 24, 2023
As simulated attackers tried to overload an electrical system, cripple a water distribution network and shut down a gas plant, cyber defence operators across 26 national agencies sprung into action to neutralise the assaults on a fictional state’s critical infrastructure.
These were among the scenarios that more than 200 participants went through from Nov 22 to ... November 21, 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Center (ASD’s ACSC) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to disseminate IOCs, TTPs, and detection methods associated with LockBit 3.0 ransomware exploiting CVE-2023-4966, labeled Citrix Bleed, affecting Citrix ... November 11, 2023
Stolen data from American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been released online by the cybercrime gang, Lockbit, according to the group’s website.
Boeing confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving elements of its parts and distribution business. “We are aware that, in connection with this incident, a criminal ransomware actor has released information it alleges to have taken from ... November 4, 2023
On October 30, APA experienced a cybersecurity incident referred to by the union as a ransomware attack.
In a statement, the Allied Pilots Association explained, “Upon discovery of the incident, we immediately took steps to secure our networks. Our IT team, with the support of outside experts, continues to work nonstop to restore our systems.” This ... November 3, 2023
Latest innovative solutions for the defence, aviation and aerospace industries display their strength in the new world order at the SAH EXPO 2024.
SAHA EXPO Defence & Aerospace Exhibition, the largest industrial cluster of Türkiye and Europe with nearly 1.000 companies and 26 universities, organized by SAHA Istanbul. It will be a platform where the game-changing ... November 2, 2023
Aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that it is dealing with a “cyber incident,” days after the company was listed on the leak site of the LockBit ransomware gang. In a statement given to TechCrunch, Boeing spokesperson Jim Prolux confirmed that attackers had targeted “elements of our parts and safety business.”
The spokesperson added: “This issue does ... October 8, 2023
India’s space agency Isro is facing more than 100 cyber-hacking attempts on a daily basis, disclosed its chairman S Somanath on Sunday. Speaking to TOI, Somanath said, “It is not only Isro, but several other systems (of other organisations) that face hundreds of cyber (hacking) attempts. But such attempts have been stopped by our several ... September 28, 2023
Russian state conglomerate Rostec said on Thursday it had restored normal operations at its Leonardo air booking system following what it called a “massive cyberattack from abroad”. “The cyberattack has been successfully repelled,” Rostec said in a statement.
It described the incident as a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack”, in which the attacker floods a server with ... September 23, 2023
Ukrainian hackers have hacked into the Russian database of the Sirena-Travel booking system, obtaining information on 664 million flights over the last 16 years. They also obtained the names, phone numbers and document numbers of the passengers.
News of this was posted on the Telegram channel of the hacker community KibOrg. An unknown group called Muppets, ... September 22, 2023
Air Canada appears to have been the victim of a cyber attack after the company released a statement regarding the incident on September 21st.
According to the statement, an authorized group gained what the company describes as “limited” access to an internal Air Canada system. The system was related to the personal information of both staff ... September 14, 2023
During the investigation of the cyberattack against Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), a leading Chinese aviation university, China has successfully extracted multiple samples of the spyware named SecondDate, and with the collaborative efforts of partners in various countries, the real identity of the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) personnel responsible for launching the cyberattack on NPU ... September 7, 2023
Today, CISA, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Multiple Nation-State Threat Actors Exploit CVE-2022-47966 and CVE-2022-42475. This CSA provides information on an incident at an Aeronautical Sector organization, with malicious activity occurring as early as January 2023.
CISA, FBI, and CNMF confirmed ... August 16, 2023
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned of data security risks after recent reports identified US intelligence agencies were behind a cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center.
A joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and Chinese cybersecurity company 360 discovered malicious backdoor software that exhibits characteristics of ... August 1, 2023
UT Dallas last week announced it’s joining a nationwide collaboration to research how to make network-connected infrastructure — including self-driving cars, drones and Wi-Fi-connected trains — more resilient to cyber attacks.
The Richardson-based university joins eight others selected for the National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency, or TraCR, led by Clemson University in South Carolina. ... July 21, 2023
A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher is working on defenses that could thwart cyberattacks against networks of self-driving cars and unmanned aerial vehicles.
“If hackers find a way to affect 10 out of 100 self-driving cars in a given area, they might have an impact on all 100 cars because the 10 hacked cars ... June 7, 2023
A Russia-linked ransomware gang responsible for a global cyber attack that has led to 5,000 Aer Lingus staff having their data stolen may have acquired enough information for identity theft, a leading cybercrime expert has warned.
US company Progress Software revealed last week hackers had found a way to compromise the MOVEit Transfer software which is ... June 5, 2023
British Airways and retailer Boots said their staff were amongst those hit by a cyber attack on Zellis, a payroll provider used by hundreds of companies in Britain.
British Airways, owned by IAG, said it had notified affected employees and was providing them with support.
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Source: MSN News
June 1, 2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of State, and the National Security Agency (NSA), together with the Republic of Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), National Police Agency (NPA), and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), are jointly issuing this advisory to highlight the use of social engineering by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ... April 22, 2023 Europe’s air-traffic agency appears to be the latest target in pro-Russian miscreants’ attempts to disrupt air travel.
Eurocontrol confirmed on Friday its website has been “under attack” since April 19, and said “pro-Russian hackers” had claimed responsibility for the disruption.
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Source: The Register
March 21, 2023
This new report maps and analyses cyber incidents in relation to aviation, maritime, railway and road transport covering the period of January 2021 to October 2022.
The report brings new insights into the cyber threats of the transport sector. In addition to the identification of prime threats and the analysis of incidents, the report includes an ...