InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector that was established to protect critical infrastructure in the US,…
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Radioactivity monitoring and warning system hacked, disabled by attackers
The Spanish police arrested two people under the accusation of tampering with the Red de Alerta a la Radiactividad (RAR). The…
US government and private sector agree to invest time, money in cybersecurity
In the wake of several high-profile ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure and major organizations in the last few months, President Biden…
Disaster planning with Lesley Carhart, and the slim chance of a critical infrastructure “big one”: Lock and Code S02E14
The 2021 attacks on two water treatment facilities in the US—combined with ransomware attacks on an oil and gas supplier and…
JBS says it is recovering quickly from a ransomware attack
This week another major supplier reported it had been hit with ransomware. After the Colonial Pipeline attack last month, this time…
Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses
Ransomware continues to make waves in the US, forcing multiple cities and organizations into tough choices. Pressed for cash and time,…
Chernobyl’s lessons for critical-infrastructure cybersecurity
This story originally ran on The Parallax on April 26, 2019. CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE, Ukraine—The stray dog looking directly at me…
A week in security (April 1 – 7)
Last week, Malwarebytes Labs took readers on a brief tour of some of the world’s most notable data privacy laws, explored…