Posts Tagged ‘critical infrastructure’
Ukraine says ‘massive’ Russian attack targeted energy infrastructure
Russia carried out a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, top Ukrainian officials said early Friday, killing at least one person and leaving parts of the capital Kyiv without power. The Kremlin appears again to be using a tactic deployed in previous years, depriving Ukrainians of power and heat ahead of the bitter winter months.…
Read MoreGermany’s Munich the latest European airport forced to close after wave of drone sightings
Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close for almost seven hours overnight after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights. A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, the airport said in a statement.…
Read MoreGerman infrastructure hit by drones, cybercrime, arson
There are now almost daily attacks on critical infrastructure. In the same week that drones were spotted over several European airports, a cyberattack against security software used by many of those same hubs, including Berlin Airport, left passengers and personnel scrambling. At the same time, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn rail service experienced the latest in a…
Read MoreUnidentified drones spark security alert at French military base
Unidentified drones flew over France’s Mourmelon-le-Grand military base overnight on Monday, triggering increased security measures at the facility that houses the 501st tank regiment and has trained Ukrainian soldiers, domestic media reported. Military officials told French outlets that small aircraft spotted over the Marne department base were “not drones piloted by military personnel,” according to…
Read More911 service restored after multistate outage caused by cut fibers
A 911 outage impacted multiple states for several hours following fiber cuts within the telecommunications system, officials said Thursday. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said said on social media that 911 systems in his state were impacted following “a series of fiber cuts.” About two hours later, he announced that the 911 system had been restored…
Read MoreDenmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports
Denmark has reached out to NATO and the EU after it was forced to close Aalborg airport and placed three other airports on alert on Thursday as unauthorised drones conducted what authorities described as coordinated attacks. Copenhagen was considering whether to trigger the alliance’s Article 4, in what was a hybrid attack involving a “systematic…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports
A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex “as part of an investigation into a cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace”. There have been hundreds of flight delays…
Read MoreSecret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC
While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area — a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks with chaos at the very moment…
Read MoreFlight delays continue across Europe after weekend cyber-attack
Passengers are facing another day of flight delays across Europe, as big airports continue to grapple with the aftermath of a cyber-attack on the company behind the software used for check-in and boarding. Several of the largest airports in Europe, including London Heathrow, have been trying to restore normal operations over the past few days…
Read MoreUnited Kingdom National Charged in Connection with Multiple Cyber Attacks, Including on Critical Infrastructure
A complaint filed in the District of New Jersey was unsealed today charging Thalha Jubair, a United Kingdom national, with conspiracies to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in relation to at least 120 computer network intrusions and extortion involving 47 U.S. entities. The complaint alleges victims paid at least $115,000,000 in ransom…
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