2022 is turning out to be the year of nation-state actors. With attacks on wind turbine operations and public transit services in the Netherlands, utility firms in India, retail businesses in Taiwan, and stock markets in the US being traced to APT groups, this year has logged more APT activity ... Read More

Hackers have decided to latch on to the excitement generated by the ongoing T-20 World Cup in Australia. Over the last two weeks, Sectrio’s threat research team intercepted/came across 20 emails that were targeted at senior executives from the government, manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare, and utility sectors. From the data available, we can infer ... Read More

Large-scale domestic and international surveillance and activity-tracking grid operated by a large South East Asian country are also enabling its APT teams to strike deep into the digital territories of other countries. This country has invested extensively in promoting cost-effective surveillance technologies around the world using its diplomatic levers and ... Read More

A recent report prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy highlights the cybersecurity considerations to be taken into account for distributed energy resources (DER), such as solar, storage, and other clean energy technologies ... Read More

Chinese hacker group APT 41 has been in the news for multiple instances of cyberattacks, espionage, cyber piracy, and cybercrimes for at least a decade now. In 2022, however, APT 41’s activities have expanded significantly to net more data and geo-political leverage for its backers. This trend does have implications ... Read More

Over the last two months, hackers have stepped up attacks on academic institutions and students thereby opening a new frontier in the battle against cybercrime. Rising attacks on educational institutions could have multiple security and risk implications for the overall security of everything connected and beyond. Implications of attacks on ... Read More

In the first two quarters of 2022, the attacks on digital transformation projects have grown manifold in the Middle East. Threat actors are targeting production systems, assembly lines, safety and instrumentation systems (including legacy systems dating back to 2017 or earlier), IoT devices, and IoT and OT networks. A new ... Read More

In the last 48 hours, Chinese threat actors APT 27 and 41 have shown extraordinary levels of activity. The fallout from the recent geopolitical events continue to define the sequence of events in the region.   APT 27 which is a decade-old threat actor, was at the forefront of the latest ... Read More

Securing smart factories is a relatively new priority for many manufacturers. Which is why many manufacturers often struggle with basic cybersecurity requirements while addressing larger security goals. The problem is compounded by lack of skills, policies, and employee sensitization in some instances. For smart factory projects to be successful, the ... Read More

With rising cyberattacks and inbound scans from sophisticated actors, security teams managing OT networks and assets are under immense pressure. In addition to SOC fatigue, there are also challenges associated with rising threats to OT infrastructure that could cause a shutdown or make critical equipment unavailable. In a study conducted by ... Read More